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CheckMag | Rabbit R1 teach mode hands-on: the AI's speed is surprising

Hands-on with teach mode (Image Source: Stephen Pereyra)
Hands-on with teach mode (Image Source: Stephen Pereyra)
The teach mode beta is finally here, as Rabbit Inc. strives to deliver on the promised features of the Rabbit R1. In this hands-on, the R1 will be tasked with getting our latest review.

Almost a year after its release, users of the R1 are finally seeing a beta version of this feature, and much like the R1 as a whole, it's a bit of a mixed bag. For this hands-on, the task is to pull the latest review from the NotebookCheck website. Although relatively straightforward, the process leaves much to be desired.

To begin, R1 users navigate to the teach mode tab in R1's online portal, the "Rabbit Hole." Once there, users have the option to create a new lesson or use a lesson from the community. Currently, there are 11 community lessons that range from website interaction to generating images. However, to create their own lesson, users start by entering the URL of the site they want to teach the lesson on.

Once Notebookcheck.net is entered into the URL section, the portal loads into a second menu where users can log into a website if the lesson requires an authenticated website session. However, no authentication is needed to proceed with the lesson in this case. On the next page, users are prompted to name their lesson, give a general description of what the lesson does, and input the necessary actions to accomplish the task.


Navigate to Notebookcheck.net
Navigate to Notebookcheck.net
No need to log in
No need to log in
Name the lesson "Latest Review"
Name the lesson "Latest Review"
"Get the latest review from notebookcheck" is the prompt
"Get the latest review from notebookcheck" is the prompt

For the lesson, the Rabbit Portal hosts a cloud-based Chrome browser instance that highlights the web objects the user interacts with. In this case, the only actions needed to complete the task of getting the latest review are clicking a checkbox to filter non-review articles, clicking on the latest result, and using the built-in read mode to read a summary of the page.

Check the review checkbox
Check the review checkbox
Click on the most recent result
Click on the most recent result
Select read mode
Select read mode
Click on the verdict text element
Click on the verdict text element
Process the action
Process the action

Now on the R1, users can prompt the execution of the lesson by saying "Get the latest review from notebookcheck using my lessons". After about a minute of processing, the R1 will begin to execute the actions taught in the lesson and will announce each action as it is completed. Finally, about four to 5 minutes later, the R1 will start reading a summary of the article.

Teach mode rabbit pops up
Teach mode rabbit pops up
lists actions performed in real time
lists actions performed in real time
Reads the review out loud
Reads the review out loud
The review is very detailed
The review is very detailed

Interestingly, the R1 did not read the highlighted section in teach mode. Instead, it provided its own generated summary that subtly changes each time the lesson is executed. Overall, the information presented by the R1 is accurate, and it did a decent job of providing concise and helpful information. Unfortunately, the R1 struggles to perform the lesson consistently. Of the six times the lesson was called, the R1 did it successfully three times.

It is commendable that Rabbit Inc continues to improve on the R1, but it is clear that the teach mode is still very much in beta. It is also worth mentioning that any lessons taught in teach mode are subject to analysis by Rabbit Inc., and information gathered through the lessons can also be sold to third parties. Given this information, it is essential to consider what users teach the R1.

By the way, teach mode does not work from the R1 terminal
By the way, teach mode does not work from the R1 terminal

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Stephen Pereyra, 2024-11-24 (Update: 2024-11-24)