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Gemini thinks it's peony...
Note: Gemini is usually very good at identifying plants but some plants are notoriously difficult for anyone to pin down except horticulturalists (e.g. experts). For example, Pothos vs. Heartleaf Philodendron or more dangerous, Queen Anne's Lace vs Poison Hemlock. AI also has trouble identifying grasses (in general) because many can look the same from a picture. Even close up! Yet a human (in person) would be like, "these two grasses are nothing alike!"
It's all about pattern matching. If two leaves from two different plants have the same appearance and growth pattern, AI can easily get it wrong. In general, though, it usually does a really good job.
People are ridiculous for downvoting this comment. It is useful information on the topic. Ai output should never be believed by itself, but it can be a helpful tool as long a human verifies it
Posting without verifying deserves downvotes. It's useless at best, and harmful at worst when it's wrong. Thus, downvotes.
Also, since it is verifiably wrong, extra downvotes.
So what about the person guessing?
Atleast they showed their homework. And even went so far as to provide information and context, saying it may not be right.
Fuck ai, but atleast be consistent instead of a hypocrite.
What about them? They're equally unhelpful.
So go downvote and bitch at them, you hypocrite lmfao