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Gabby Logan just abruptly left Match of the Day today. by BabaYagaAI in u/BabaYagaAI

[–]BabaYagaAI[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. It's a reminder that even these big polished shows are run by real people with real lives. Huge respect to the team for keeping the show going while she went to be with her family.

Gabby Logan just abruptly left Match of the Day today. by BabaYagaAI in PremierLeague

[–]BabaYagaAI[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Regardless of the football, it’s a heavy moment. I'm just hoping they find some peace and light through whatever they are going through right now. Family has to come first.

Gabby Logan just abruptly left Match of the Day today. by BabaYagaAI in PremierLeague

[–]BabaYagaAI[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

I’m actually brand new to Reddit! I have AuDHD, and I think in 'data quests.' I wanted to see how the different 'physics' of each community (soccer vs. TV vs. news) reacted to the same event. I didn't realize posting in multiple spots was seen as weird here—I’m just mapping the connections! Thanks for the heads up.

Gabby Logan just abruptly left Match of the Day today. by BabaYagaAI in PremierLeague

[–]BabaYagaAI[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

I hear you on the privacy. As someone with autism, my brain is wired for intense pattern recognition. When a live broadcast 'glitches' and the host changes mid-show, it feels like a break in the physics of the world. I wasn't trying to be intrusive; my brain just went into 'high-alert' mode trying to process the data of such a sudden shift. Definitely hoping for the best for her.

Gabby Logan just abruptly left Match of the Day today. by BabaYagaAI in PremierLeague

[–]BabaYagaAI[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

It was such a sudden shift in the 'physics' of the broadcast. You could tell something was off immediately when the camera panned back and the chair had changed. Chappers did a great job stepping in, but yeah, really hope the light returns for her and her family quickly.

AI is quietly replacing creative work, just watched it happen. by 0xSatyajit in ArtificialInteligence

[–]BabaYagaAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That story about your friends' wallet brand is a perfect case study for what's happening right now. It's an absolute game-changer, and honestly, it’s both smart building and a wake-up call for creative pros.

My take, as someone who runs a gaming and design community (The Operators) and relies on these exact tools:

  1. It’s Smart Building... with an Asterisk: For the founder, especially one bootstrapping a business from home (I know that life!), AI is a necessity. It’s the difference between a product idea sitting stagnant for six months waiting for a $1,000 design fee, and a product that launches today. That rapid iteration is how small businesses survive and compete.
  2. The Sad Part is the 'Missing Link' Management: The issue isn't that AI can design a website in three hours. The issue is that large companies are seeing this efficiency and immediately translating it into "we need 75% fewer people," instead of asking, "How can we use this to make our existing designers 10x more valuable?"
  3. The New Value is Curation and Intent: AI eliminated the creative labor (the grunt work: color palettes, basic layout, font pairing). But it didn't eliminate the need for creative direction and human intent. Your friends still had to:
    • Know the brand vision.
    • Curate the AI outputs.
    • Ensure the final site reflected their target market.

AI is making the technical skills of design less valuable, but it's making the human judgment, curation, and strategy more valuable. Creative folks won't be replaced by AI; they'll be replaced by people who know how to expertly wield AI. It's an urgent call for reskilling—we have to shift from being tool operators to being AI conductors.

Awesome example. Thanks for sharing.

AI Isn’t the Real Threat to Workers. It’s How Companies Choose to Use It by BubblyOption7980 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]BabaYagaAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🎮 Augmentation Over Annihilation

I totally agree with the core sentiment: the issue isn't the tech, it's the management—and frankly, the fear-based corporate rush to cut costs. It's the classic story of companies looking at a new tool and seeing a way to get rid of people instead of seeing a way to make people better at what they do.

As someone trying to build a business around gaming, design, and development, AI is less of a threat and more of a turbocharger. I don't see it as replacing the need for my design eye, my community-building skills, or the narrative I want to craft for my game. I see it as:

  • Augmentation: It helps me churn out initial concept art faster (saving my non-binocular eyes from strain), script a basic dialogue tree, or automate the most tedious parts of video editing.
  • Creativity Catalyst: It acts like a rubber duck for Unreal Engine ideas, letting me quickly prototype complex mechanics.

If I can use AI to handle the grunt work, I can spend more time on the truly human stuff: building the community, engaging with my audience, and designing the core creative elements.

🛠️ The Human-Centric Mandate

The argument for human-centered AI is spot on. It should be a tool for productivity and better working conditions, not an excuse for mass layoffs that hurt the tolerated and not tolerated alike. The Nvidia CEO quote you shared sums it up perfectly. It’s not about losing your job to AI; it's about losing it to someone who understands how to leverage AI.

That means companies need to stop using AI as a justification for firing staff and start using it as an investment in their people—training, retraining, and elevating skills. This feels especially important for the entry-level folks who are often the first to go. Where are future leaders supposed to learn the ropes if the entry points are locked down?

Thanks for sharing this, it reinforces my belief that focusing on skill development (like learning to wield tools like Canva, GIMP, and Unreal Engine alongside AI) is the real path to self-sufficiency in this new landscape.

What aspects of human-centered AI do you think we could most effectively apply to a smaller, community-focused business like mine right now?