"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
If AI was at all close to paying for itself, we would see AI marketing for AI, and it would be good. Like, absolutely brilliant and make the companies all want to fire their meatbag marketing personnel. That's obviously nowhere near happening, and again, there's a reason for it.
It's a position of weakness. If their products were really "must have" in a way that everyone is simply clamoring for, they wouldn't need to be so thirsty. The Pick-me Corporation vibe is getting real, real tired.
"Drugs never needed any marketing." - Doug Stanhope.
Drugs are so good we actively spend money to persuade people from using them.
Now that's a product worth investing in!
The language of rapists.
Smart companies can use the opposite to their advantage: "No AI used in this product"-type of consumer badges. Doesn't cost a lick and smart customers will see the value in it.
Unfortunately, in this insane, messed up world we live in...
That almost inevitably will just be a new kind of greenwashing.
"Made without AI! Would you like me to try some other slogans for you?"
Not yet! But I do see a time after the crash when saying "AI" will equate to "poison".
already happening for video games… Steam requests all publishers say whether AI was used or not and there are already many crying about the rule
"How about no" until your employer turns "Weekly AI use" into a dumb ass KPI
The company I work for, doing pest control, is using AI exclusively for training everyone. Even I as a higher level manager am subject to weekly AI bullshit training. We have a kpi now relating to our employees "scores" on this bullshit. I've pointed out multiple times that even when the test is taken again due to a failing grade or whatever, it doesn't actually change the score or anything. I was told to just manually change it. These guys raises are being dictated by this bullshit and most of the time the questions are ambiguous as fuck and the correct answer will score wrong. I hate it so much.
Yep, it's not just the customer side that has to face this force-feeding, it's also being done internally. I'm not aware of AI usage being tracked in my company, but they're constantly encouraging us to use it and highlighting stories of people who have used it.
My employer insisted we each provide a prompt for the prompt library. I used the AI to generate one for me to submit.
GIGO
How about "No"
Corporations are incapable of taking a "no". At best they'll give you a choice between 'yes' and 'later'.
So you're saying they don't respect consent.
No. They don’t have to. They’re REWARDED for not taking consent. It’s how our entire system has been built over the last century or so.
And even when they ARE "punished", their profits far exceed the fine, which IS their only punishment.
If the punishment for a crime is just a fine, it's only a crime for the poor.
Yes. It’s infuriating.
Followed by “look! You can make your cat look like anime!”
It's worked well enough for most tech companies in the past. See Microsoft, Reddit, Meta, etc.
Filled out a job app that basically said just that. Had to fake some text on how I would use AI. How the fuck would I know without taking the job?!
oof, sorry you had to deal with that 😑
Rapists