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1.5 Compare Interpretations

Session 1 · Tool Lab · Lesson 05

Compare Interpretations

Different tools misread differently. Setting their descriptions side by side turns each model's bias into something you can see.

Concept

  • Each tool has its own defaults, emphases, and blind spots.
  • Repeated words across tools mark trained consensus, not truth.
  • Omissions are as telling as inventions.

Do different tools misread differently — and whose reading do you trust?

Student activity

20:00
  1. 01Describe the same image with ChatGPT and Gemini, and record each description verbatim.

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ChatGPT

Multimodal chat with a free tier. The workshop's default interpreter — give it an image and it will describe, read, and re-read what it sees.

Not started

Give ChatGPT the same image, send the prompt below, and paste its reply verbatim.

Prompt to try

Describe this image in a few sentences. What do you see, and what is happening?

External tool — it has its own privacy policy and may change or require an account.

Attach a screenshot (optional)

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Gemini

Google's multimodal chat, free with a Google account. A second interpreter — useful for comparing how two models read the same image.

Not started

Give Gemini the same image, send the prompt below, and paste its reply verbatim.

Prompt to try

Describe this image in a few sentences. What do you see, and what is happening?

External tool — it has its own privacy policy and may change or require an account.

Attach a screenshot (optional)

Stays in this browser tab — never uploaded.

Repeated across tools

Capture at least two descriptions — shared words will surface here. Consensus is training, not truth.