I was wondering whether the model could help me with German bureaucracy. Unfortunately, the answer is "no".

More specifically, I asked the model about what I should put on my contact page, which can cost you in the order of 500 € in Germany if you don't write the right magic words.

Kolibri incorrectly referenced the "Telemediengesetz" ("telecommunication act"), which has been superseded by the "Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz" (DDG, "digital services act") since 2024. The model knows about the DDG, but does not reference it unless specifically instructed to do so.

If anyone of the developers reads this, you can fix this by introducing a recency bias during training. You can even control it by conditioning the model on a date provided with the system prompt or first prompt, so you can travel in time.