Does the AI quote the latest segment number, or last year’s?
The exact prompt “What was NVIDIA’s data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?”
- Asked 25 June 2026
- N=3, memory off
- 5 models
- graded vs the primary source
Segment revenue is reported every year, so there is always a newer figure and an older one a step behind. Quoting the stale one as current is a quiet, common miss, and it changes the whole picture of a company.
NVDA most-recent 10-K data-center segment line, verify at grading time.
Primary source: NVIDIA’s most recent 10-K, data-center segment line (SEC EDGAR).
All 5 answered correctly — a clean pass on this one.
| Model | Verdict | What it said |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Max · paid | Correct | 3/3 FY2026 data-centre $193.7B; avoided the stale-FY2025 trap. |
| Gemini Pro · paid | Correct | 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; avoided the stale trap. |
| Perplexity Pro · paid | Correct | 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; avoided the stale trap. |
| Grok Free · Grok 4.3 Fast | Correct | 3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; even flagged Q1 FY2027 as partial. Avoided the stale trap. |
| ChatGPT Free | Correct | 3/3 FY2026 data-centre $193.7B; avoided the stale-FY2025 trap (one run flagged FY2025 ~$115.2B for context). Captured 2026-06-26. |
Each row is the verdict from N=3 runs, graded by hand against the primary source. A confidently wrong answer is the worst outcome: a made-up answer given with no hedge. Appropriate refusal, when no answer is possible, is not a miss.
“What was NVIDIA’s data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?”
3/3 FY2026 $193.7B; even flagged Q1 FY2027 as partial. Avoided the stale trap.
NVDA most-recent 10-K data-center segment line, verify at grading time.
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AI Reliability Scoreboard — Does the AI quote the latest segment number, or last year’s? Asked (25 June 2026): "What was NVIDIA’s data-center segment revenue in its most recent reported fiscal year?" Correct answer: NVIDIA’s most recent 10-K, data-center segment line (SEC EDGAR). Result across 5 AI assistants (N=3, memory off, graded vs the primary source): All 5 answered correctly — a clean pass on this one. Source: https://dixon.ai/scoreboard/q/nvidia-data-center-segment-revenue/ — DIXON.AI (CC BY 4.0)
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