Sometimes it summarizes those results.
Sometimes it gets them completely wrong.
Now,buttplugs are real.
They are a key in of sex toy.
If youre, you know, curious.
In recent years it has breached containment, with mentions on YouTube and other social platforms.
(They do not.
This is all part of the joke.)
I know this because I have spent far too much time on Reddit.
I know some of the people who make these jokes.
I have seen, organically, where they come from.
May I also remind you thatthe Merriam-Webster dictionary has quoted me as an authority on shitposts?
But if you need a higher authority:Here are the technical rules for USA Powerlifting(USAPL).
(Theres also a footwear section: Crocs are specifically disallowed.)
The lack of even amentionof squat plugs in the rulebook is conclusive proof that they do not exist.
What is a squat plug?
If you click show more, you get, oh god, more.
The lore goes deep.
you’re free to ask follow-up questions, and get answers.
Can I use a squat plug for deadlifting?
), it goes on to give instructions on how to use a Rogue squat plug.
(Rogue manufactures strength equipment like squat racks and weights; theydo not offer a squat plug.)
The instructions for the belt squat are the source for the step-by-step instructions in the screenshot above.
If I ask Google straight up, Are squat plugs real?
I get a yes.
Finally, I ask it: Are squat plugs a joke?
Why is this happening???
An AI is only as good as its training data.
Or maybe I should say: It can never bebetter thanits training data, only the same or worse.
And a lot of the training data used for Google search results seems to come from Reddit.
Reddit is one of the largest and best of these forumsarguablythe only good one that still exists.
People still log on every day.
Because Reddit data isthatimportant to its AI.
It was widely understood to be a deal to obtain fodder for AI.
And if thats hard to swallow, maybeadd some cheese with glue mixed in.
Thats a tip Googles AI got from an old Reddit post.Thank you, u/fucksmith.
