Here’s some output from 2.5 on a large doc I’m working on. Will someone please teach Gemini about calendars.
- Document Tense and Dating: This is perhaps the most significant point. The document consistently refers to events and accessed dates in the future relative to our current date (April 3, 2025). For instance:
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References to “Jan 2025 SoCal fires” as a past event (multiple sections).
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Citations accessed “April 1, 2025” (e.g., footnotes 1-6, etc.).
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References to US policy actions dated “Jan-Mar 2025” or “early 2025” as completed actions (e.g., Section 1.2, 4.1, 5.2, 10).
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Citations for sources published “March 25, 2025” (footnote 7, TIME) or “January 21, 2025” (footnote 7, NPR/CAP; footnote 41).
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This suggests the document is written from a future perspective (e.g., sometime after March 2025). Is this intentional, perhaps as a scenario analysis dated in the near future?
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Suggestion: If this document is meant to reflect the state of affairs as of now (April 3, 2025), the tenses and dates need significant revision. Events projected for Jan/Mar 2025 would need to be discussed as future possibilities, projections, or based on stated plans (like Project 2025), not as events that have already occurred. Citations should reflect the actual date accessed or published relative to now. Clarifying the intended temporal standpoint of the document is crucial.