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ChatGPT: MLSN

Most people still confuse the actual meaning of the MLSN guidelines with things like low nitrogen and super low fertilizer usage. While anyone who reads this blog knows this not to be the case I am still surprised to hear other people's interpretations of what they are? Can a computer decipher the MLSN better than that average Greenkeeper? 


HAHAHAHA

It got the name wrong but it was close. 

It understood that the MLSN is for nutrient levels in soils for turfgrass. Awesome.

It got the names of the people who developed the guidelines completely wrong. Dr. Nick Christians is a real person but I'm not sure if John Cushman is. For the Record they were developed by Dr Wendy Gelernter, Dr. Larry Stowell and Dr Micah Woods. 

It got it wrong saying that the MLSN includes recommendations for nitrogen (like everyone else) and micronutrients.

The last sentence could be considered true.

I asked the AI who uses the MLSN guidelines?


Not too bad.

I'm not surprised that the AI got this wrong but I'm also impressed that it got as much right as it did. after 10 years I'm still surprised that so many people still don't have any idea of what the MLSN guideline are especially when they are such a great tool for simplifying fertilizer use for turfgrass. My post yesterday explains the simplicity of it so go check it out.

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