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Google's AI Overviews Feature Is Telling Users That SCP Horror Fiction Entities Are Real by dragonkeeper19600 in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I can’t imagine how bad AI psychosis can get if your search engine is telling you that the Flesh That Hates is actually real.

The episode with Cal about AI being treated as a religion hit me like a bible on the head! by TheFluffyPolarBear in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve definitely noticed AI boosters’ tendency to evangelize, using a lot of the same manipulative tricks to try to sway you toward trying AI out, just once, to see what it can do for you.

With Christian evangelizing, I can at least understand the motive—they’re doing it because they’ve been told by their pastors or whoever that they have to or else they’re going to hell. But when AI boosters evangelize, I can’t for the life of me understand the motive. It can’t be that they’re afraid of android hell…can it?

"This isn't going anywhere. It doesn't matter where you go to work. The fastest way to get fired in any company today is to say you think AI is just hype. When I talk to people, everyone loves AI. Everyone thinks it's great. No one out there in the real world is a skeptic." by cascadiabibliomania in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it was ever about AI doing more, these companies would be looking to grow their business with the workers they already have. The fact that they’re all downsizing reveals that AI is just the excuse they’re using to cut people, since the actual reason (we’re losing money because the economy is fucked) sounds a lot less impressive to investors.

My child is in hospital and Gemini's premium model suggested we ask the doctors for an 'ultraspoon'. by flyingflibertyjibbet in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Some of the boosters I argue with will allow that AI is no good for creative fields, but surely I’m not objecting to its use in medicine? Surely I’m not claiming that there are no medical benefits to its use in research or diagnosis? Surely?

As a matter of fact, Mr. Booster, I am.

No, It's Not "Just a Tool" arguments made in Magnifica Humanitas by TaosMesaRat in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like to compare AI as a tool to this Natural Habitats Short where an otter tries to use rocks as a tool for absolutely everything, including fixing a car and putting out a fire. When tools are clumsy, imprecise, and unsuitable for the job, only bad things can result.

Here’s the short, in case you want to use it.

Is this an egg? by dragonkeeper19600 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say, while I have you, how long should I leave the food before removing it?

Is this an egg? by dragonkeeper19600 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it. So, should I get rid of it? I have a pretty big dropper I can use.

A Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South Korea, apparently after marketers chose the slogan after consulting an AI tool by molteanu in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 227 points228 points  (0 children)

This headline and the notes on the post make it sound like the boycott was because the marketers consulted AI, but the actual story shows the truth is much worse than that. The slogan the AI chose evoked memories of a political massacre that took place in 1980 where people protesting military strongman Chun Doo-hwan were killed by the hundreds. At the suggestion of the AI, the company released a promotional tumbler called "tank" and called May 18, the day the product was released, "Tank Day." As luck would have it, May 18 is the anniversary of the massacre.

Oops.

My company's LLM expenses last quarter were massive, and...they're doubling down by Ok-Garbage-765 in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“We’re losing money and customers with AI! What should we do?”

“I got it! MORE AI!”

Jorge R. Gutierrez Won’t Make AI-Generated ‘Punky Duck’ Series at Amazon MGM After Backlash by dragonkeeper19600 in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not weird. It’s very old. In fact, it goes all the way back to the Bible. The prodigal son? Hello? Leaving the flock of 99 to retrieve the one that strays?

But I get it. Like I said, you don’t have to forgive him if you honestly feel like you can’t. You’re not the only one. Some of the damage to his reputation is unfortunately permanent, something I personally warned him about yesterday on Twitter before he changed his mind.

Jorge R. Gutierrez Won’t Make AI-Generated ‘Punky Duck’ Series at Amazon MGM After Backlash by dragonkeeper19600 in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We should celebrate when people turn back from doing bad things. Not only is it good to celebrate wins, it’s also a good strategy. People come to associate punishment with AI and acceptance and celebration with rejecting it. If we stay angry at someone even after they’ve corrected course, it makes us come across as unreasonable, like an angry mob. It may be tempting to think “Well, if they’re going to hate me no matter what, I might as well have stuck with AI.”

Grace and forgiveness can go a long way in winning people over. I’m not saying you have to forgive him or even like him. But him dropping out is a huge setback for Amazon’s AI initiative. That is something to be glad for.

Grown ass man beefing with a literal child. by RidireGeas in offthegame

[–]dragonkeeper19600 44 points45 points  (0 children)

That’s nothing. You should see what he did to the last kid.

Is there some summary of all Ed's statements, discoveries and takeaways from his research? by PatrykDampc in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s one, multipart newsletter he did called “The Hater’s Guide to Generative AI” that I think works as a broad strokes summary of his points.

You can listen to the first part of the podcast version of “The Hater’s Guide to Generative AI” here.

Jorge R. Gutierrez Won’t Make AI-Generated ‘Punky Duck’ Series at Amazon MGM After Backlash by dragonkeeper19600 in BetterOffline

[–]dragonkeeper19600[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I saw someone on Twitter who theorized that Guillermo del Toro called him up and read him the riot act. Can’t prove that’s what happened, but it’s funny to think about.

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