DT4 - use AI to search for files > 1MB

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I asked ChatGPT to generate a search string to “search for files with size > 1 mb”.

SCR-20250415-tgwd

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The result is always this:

# expected: size >1mb
size:>1mb

I’m not sure if this a “fixable” problem or just the “nature” of using AI for this.

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  • Is this just a test of AI?
    • If not, why would you use AI for this? This is a simple search that wastes time and tokens for something you could type in a few seconds.
      Also, the Search assistant yielded the correct syntax: size>1MB.
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Which OpenAI model actually?

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4o according to the screen cap.

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Didn’t have a coffee yet :joy:

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Sure. I was tired searching the handbook for the correct syntax and tried to use the new AI chat as a replacement. :slight_smile: I’m too impatient to use it on a regular basis to write the search syntax.

What I miss is “direct” access to the search settings without searching first. This would speed up building a more complex search query. Searching first for something (else) feels counterintuitive to get access to the cog wheel.

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Put your cursor in the search field and press Return.

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And just in case that someone’s going to ask - support for GPT 4.1 (including nano & mini) was already added yesterday to the next beta :flushed_face:

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The next beta will support this syntax too.