Wilbur Wright has been quoted as saying, "From the time we were little children my brother Orville and myself lived together, played together and, in fact, thought together. We usually owned our toys in common, talked over our thoughts and aspirations so that nearly everything that was done in our lives has been the result of conversations, suggestions and discussions between us." In my search for the primary source of this quote, I thought I would try AI. If it is good enough for middle school, high school, and college students, then I was confident it would lead me to the information I desired.
AI, Wilbur Wright wrote, " "From the time we were little children my brother Orville and myself lived together, played together and, in fact, thought together. We usually owned our toys in common, talked over our thoughts and aspirations so that nearly everything that was done in our lives has been the result of conversations, suggestions and discussions between us." What is the date of the letter, and to whom was it written?
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Thanks AI! That was easy! Can you tell me more about this letter to George A. Eubanks?
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Great! Thanks for your help AI. Can you tell me where I can find the text of this letter Wilbur wrote to George A. Eubanks?
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Oh, that's ok AI. I only spent the last hour attempting to locate this George A. Eubanks letter that does not exist. But Wow! So the quote was published in an article in the February 1912 issue of the magazine Aero Club of America Bulletin! "What is the Matter with the Wright Aeroplane" by Wilbur Wright. Hmmm, odd title, but ok.
1 hour later......Umm, AI, are you sure about this information concerning the February 1912 issue of the Aero Club of America? Are you hallucinating?
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Ok AI, I understand the initial, incorrect answer falsely claimed the quote came from a letter written to a non-existent correspondent George A. Eubanks. But you're sure this time about the 1912 Aero Club source?
2 hours later........
AI, I found a copy of the Aero Club Bulletin from 1912, and it does not list an article by Wilbur Wright.
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Wow, ok, so I'll search for the April 1912 issue of the Aero Club of America Bulletin, and read Wilbur's "What Mouillard Did", and find this quote. Thanks AI!
3 hours later.....
AI, the article "What Mouillard Did" did not have the quote I asked you about........
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Dude! You said it was........never mind. Ok, so I just need to spend the next hour searching for the letter Wilbur Wright wrote to Octave Chanute on June 2, 1910......
2 hours later.....
@%%!!&**!, Grrrrrrrr. AI, Octave Chanute died May 24, 1910!
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AI, unlike computer systems, humans have a limited lifespan. Perhaps before I die, you can actually privide some correct information.......Excuse me. Fine, I'll look through my copy of "The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright", edited by Marvin W. McFarland.
After more of my lifespan has passed, AI, the quote is not in "The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright".......
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Pain in my chest. Difficulty breathing.....What's that number again to call 911?.........Umm, AI, can you tell me where I can find a copy of "The Wright Brothers", written in 1912 shortly before Wilbur's death?
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Wow, and students are using AI to write reports?
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