--- title: If My Computer So Readily Says No, How is It Lifts... description: A satirical, first-person critique of consumer AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — lamenting their tendency to hallucinate, give outdated information, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/if-my-computer-so-readily-says-no-how-is-it-lifts-aren-t-plunging-down-office-block-shafts-at-a-rap-4pykyp9lo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: If My Computer So Readily Says No, How is It Lifts Aren’t Plunging Down Office Block Shafts at a Rapid Rate? | daily.dev og:description: A satirical, first-person critique of consumer AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — lamenting their tendency to hallucinate, give outdated information, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/if-my-computer-so-readily-says-no-how-is-it-lifts-aren-t-plunging-down-office-block-shafts-at-a-rap-4pykyp9lo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4pyKYP9lO.png og:image:alt: If My Computer So Readily Says No, How is It Lifts Aren’t Plunging Down Office Block Shafts at a Rapid Rate? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # If My Computer So Readily Says No, How is It Lifts Aren’t Plunging Down Office Block Shafts at a Rapid Rate? **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A satirical, first-person critique of consumer AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — lamenting their tendency to hallucinate, give outdated information, and fail at basic tasks while projecting an air of omniscience. The author draws a contrast with safety-critical technologies like aircraft and elevators, which work reliably because they operate under strict regulation and professional accountability. The piece argues that AI lacks this moral and regulatory framework, that tech billionaires prioritize profit over quality, and that the AI bubble will eventually burst. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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