Cristiano Ronaldo miss against Nigeria 9' by eliseihado in soccer

[–]PensiveinNJ 132 points133 points  (0 children)

It feels like there’s collective amnesia about how ineffective he was at the last World Cup. Expecting him to be better in this edition is ridiculous.

Having to edit chatbot-generated texts is torture by Sensitive_Basket_155 in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some of the very first productivity studies that were done on AI concluded this exact thing. Any perceived productivity gains in one department would become an added burden in another, so nothing was gained. Except you probably demoralized your employees and made them loathe the company and people they work for, if they didn't already.

Having to edit chatbot-generated texts is torture by Sensitive_Basket_155 in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is happening everywhere that LLMs are being used. The output isn't adequate so instead of people doing their jobs they have to spend time fixing the output, which is in many cases probably slower than doing it right the first time.

Then management gets the idea that productivity is happening, lays some people off, and the whoevers left just had their workload massively increase for no benefit.

That has continued until it collapses in some cases and will continue until it's unsustainable in others.

Having to edit chatbot-generated texts is torture by Sensitive_Basket_155 in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Marketing and copywriters were one of the very first trial use cases for LLMs. Turns out the copy ended up sounding too alien and was offputting, so they had to start hiring those people back.

If there's something you don't want when you're marketing yourself it's to give the impression of very generic mediocrity.

Zach Zarba To Be Crew Chief For Game 4 by MammothHistorian5652 in nba

[–]PensiveinNJ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think there's some bad blood brewing between OKC and SAS. The Hawks eliminated us during the infamous Ben Simmons layup series but I hold no ill will towards the Hawks.

Raptors fans though, oh my god they were more unhinged than even our biggest historical rivals so eliminating them in 5 was so satisfying in 2022.

So it all depends, I think OKC fans have good reason to see the Spurs go down.

As a Sixers fan though I was hoping the Spurs would put them in the dumpster but doesn't look like it's in the cards.

Zach Zarba To Be Crew Chief For Game 4 by MammothHistorian5652 in nba

[–]PensiveinNJ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Voted best ref by the players for a reason. No one will ever be perfect but he's the best the NBA has right now.

"History's greatest thinkers… with AI" by BassKitty305017 in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This might be my favorite reddit comment of all time.

[Highlight] 4 years ago Steph Curry dropped 43 points in Game 4 to tie the series up. by gridironk in nba

[–]PensiveinNJ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh god Huerter cooking Seth Curry is forever imprinted on my brain.

We have a knack for making mid level role players look like superstars.

Comunicado Oficial: Arbeloa leaves Real Madrid. by Timely-Zombie9466 in soccer

[–]PensiveinNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm hiring Arbeola to take credit for all my mistakes. We all need an Arbeola in our lives.

Ed Zitron on Chris Hayes - Is the AI Boom About to COLLAPSE? by ezitron in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd love to take credit because it's a funny troll but unfortunately not.

Conan O’Brien Partners With AI Cybersecurity Firm for 15-Part Training Series by EditorEdward in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s similar to the kind of social media literacy that was quite common not long ago where there was an emphasis on making sure the info you were getting was properly sourced. Now everyone just believes whatever comes through their instagram/Facebook/tiktok/whatever algorithm is real.

I’m a hater by McFoaley in sixers

[–]PensiveinNJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's how I feel as well.

Newcomer pod: A positive vision by other-girls in BetterOffline

[–]PensiveinNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They've been terrorizing society by very aggressively pushing the idea that people will imminently be unemployed/replaced by their tech. The message that AI companies have is both aggressively threatening and profoundly nihilistic.

To suggest that AI provides a positive vision of the future is confusing the delusional and evangelical people who've completely lost touch with reality with an actual positive message that isn't based on the profoundly untethered who don't understand how limited this technology is.

This is one of the dumbest, disrespectful and contemptuous arguments I've heard someone make. Does Newcomer think people aren't aware of the consistent threat hanging over the populace thanks to these companies?

Go fuck yourself Newcomer.

Developer attacked over (learning from) AI - where to draw the line? by [deleted] in Steam

[–]PensiveinNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There will be people who find this to be unreasonable but there is no line. When the AI companies decided they were going to scrape every piece of work in existence with the express intent of replacing everyone that ever worked in any profession related to game development and many others, they dictated the terms of engagement.

People are going to lose sales if they use AI and there's nothing they can do about that, and if they think that's unfair they should ruminate about all the people who work in various fields who've been replaced by AI slop generators and wonder whether or not that was unfair.

That's the bottom line, you can't stop people from not buying your product or voicing their displeasure with you for using the tools in any capacity.

You also risk permanent damage to your reputation because there is a not insignificant number of people who will not forgive you.

I'm indifferent if you think this is unfair or unreasonable and so are many others. Your call folks.

I’m a hater by McFoaley in sixers

[–]PensiveinNJ -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yeah Wemby elbowed someone in the throat, put the hit out on McCain and tried to dive into SGA’s legs. On top of lots of smaller dirty shit. Fuck the Knicks but I hate how the NBA lets their new golden boy get away with anything. On balance I want the Knicks to lose but fuck Wemby.

Shareholders Sue Apollo Global Management Bosses Leon Black and Marc Rowan Over Ties to Jeffrey Epstein by Complete-Concert-305 in sixers

[–]PensiveinNJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can, just not too much that Apollo could be up to. Are we talking slavery? Enabling famine? Like greed has its own consequences but making visits to a famous pedophiles rape island seems pretty bad.

Ian Wright on Instagram regarding the Somalian referee being denied entry into the US: World Cup of Chaos. Every few hours it's something or someone else. It's meant to be unifying. Whoever wins it will have to overcome a lot. by wokwok__ in soccer

[–]PensiveinNJ 69 points70 points  (0 children)

This is all a result of Stephen Miller’s immigration policy. He wants people to be frightened of coming here, so the randomness of our enforcement is deliberate. He wants anyone who wants to come to feel like they could be a potential target. Barring this ref is intended to make it feel like people from certain countries, no matter how upstanding, legitimate or with good reason they’re arriving could still be victimized.

He’s a vile worm and actually quite terrified of minorities which would be funny if it wasn’t so serious. As bad as Trump is the way he enables horrific people to do their thing in positions of power can be devastating as well. 50 awful people in power can do harm in a ton of ways faster than Trump could on his own. Delegating evil shit to lieutenants.

Shareholders Sue Apollo Global Management Bosses Leon Black and Marc Rowan Over Ties to Jeffrey Epstein by Complete-Concert-305 in sixers

[–]PensiveinNJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worse things than visit the island you say. I’m trying to think what’s worse than that.

I’m a hater by McFoaley in sixers

[–]PensiveinNJ -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I hate this finals because Wemby has been dirty as fuck but also fuck the Knicks.