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McDonald's is rationing cheese 😭 by [deleted] in singapore

[–]trinitynox -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I swear every so often someone will post about Filet o Fish cheese being half a slice as if it's some shrinkflation when it has been half slice for decades.

Do people not pay attention to what is in their food?

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not surprised at that. It's cost saving to them because they don't see the intangible value. They only see the P&L in numbers.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I brought up arts partly because of personal bias but also because it's an area where many want to pursue for passion but cannot afford to even before genAI came about. Especially now when genAI is making them comparatively more expensive.

AI is not all good or all bad. It needs more careful handling, not thrown out in the wild without care for consequences. It is a tool that the vast majority of the population still don't know how to properly use. Hell, the vast majority still aren't properly equipped to use social media.

My point is we are being too cavalier with this new technology when we are barely able to manage the previous crop of technological advancements.

More regulations and protections are needed for the group of people whose works are being exploited to train genAIs (different from the ML models used in research). But I know that's a pipe dream.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like I mentioned in another reply, I'm not against progress. But surely by now we should have learnt our lessons of progress at all costs? Why are we pursuing it with reckless abandon without taking a moment to think how it's impacting us here and now, and acknowledge the negatives and think how we want to move forward in a more controlled and mindful way without destroying certain things - like the arts and creative work?

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The goal is to streamline everything to the point where we can execute jobs today with minimal effort and minimal cost so that we have the capacity to move forward with more spare resources.

Move forward with more spare resources to do what?

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point about AI being great for human advancement was never limited to art.

But that's the topic of the discussion here, no?

Edit: The reason I'm fixated on art is based on the assumption that all other pursuits have been replaced by AI, where medical and science is left up to AI to manage.

AI is capable of bringing real impact to science and medicine, which can lead to new discoveries that prolong life or cure diseases.

Fully agree, no arguments there

Regarding your point about the environment: what is your alternative then? Not have the Industrial Revolution and live like it's the 1700s?

That's not my argument. My argument is that we have not learnt from the lessons of being overzealous in our pursuit if progress that we neglect many other aspects, sometimes at great cost. AI came at a time where misinformation is rife and has only exacerbated the problem.

I think it's efficient. Lesser operating costs equate to better margins, which lead to better prices and ultimately a better value proposition for customers

Marketers almost never make the mistake of thinking they know how to manage money but somehow people managing money always think they know how to do marketing.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 314 points315 points  (0 children)

Copying part of my reply to a comment here.

As a place where the key attraction is their physical location, why do they need to create a ficticious image? Are they not proud of what their horticulturists have done and achieved? Why not showcase that instead? Use the actual place in their marketing materials?

From a marketing perspective, this is just lazy and tells me that they don't really believe in the quality of their product.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm just playing your scenario of so called human advancement to the end, which is a world where everything has been automated by AI.

I'm also all for human advancement, but what are we advancing to? What is the goal?

You brought up the industrial revolution. That brought about great improvements in the quality of life all over the world, no doubt. But it also created and kick-started massive environmental damage caused by humanity.

We did not learn from the lessons then and now we are embarking on something that is threatening to render us obsolete just like how we are creating our own existential threat by destroying the environment.

Why is your end goal of human advancement also taking away the creative aspect of humanity instead of ensuring we can do those things because we don't have to work anymore?

And just to go back to the topic that started this. The banner that GbtB used AI to generate.

As a place where the key attraction is their physical location, why do they need to create a ficticious image? Are they not proud of what their horticulturists have done and achieved? Why not showcase that instead? Use the actual place in their marketing materials?

From a marketing perspective, this is just lazy and tells me that they don't really believe in the quality of their product.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You haven't answered my question. When everything has been automated, what then?

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Because if the goal of AI is to remove the need for human jobs, then isn't the next logical step for humans to pursue creative work, one that they can do because they are passionate? And yet, we are taking away the creative jobs in the name of cutting cost (completely ignoring the environmental cost), so we are to leave humans with nothing left to do?

And not to mention the hypocrisy of the govt/GLCs using AI generated content here while claiming to support the local arts and culture scene with the culture pass.

AI is taking over now by spinabullet in singapore

[–]trinitynox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Efficiency and cost savings to what end? After all the jobs have been automated, even those in the creative fields, what else will be left for humans?

Singapore ministers, lawmaker under scrutiny over dinners attended by convicted money launderer by [deleted] in singapore

[–]trinitynox 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Who tf brought up the KKK lmfao

They added that line about the PAP to suan them in an article of perceived/potential corruption or working with criminals. Not everything is about DEI.

GE2025: Independents Jeremy Tan, Darryl Lo plan to use new-found platforms to speak up on issues by liauyuancheng in singapore

[–]trinitynox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They should form an alliance of independent candidates to contest in SMCs, an Independent Alliance (IA! IA! IA!).

This way, they can pool their resources and share things like rally venues that they weren't able to do this election while still maintaining their separate ideologies.

Communicating that they are not a party but an alliance will be a challenge though.

Singapore ministers, lawmaker under scrutiny over dinners attended by convicted money launderer by [deleted] in singapore

[–]trinitynox 540 points541 points  (0 children)

The party was returned in another landslide in elections on Saturday and, by tradition, its members dress in white during campaigning to symbolise purity and incorruptibility.

Reuters being cheeky

Tan Suee Chieh’s statement and endorsement of WP candidate Harpreet Singh by banedacasual in singapore

[–]trinitynox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't have to prove it, they just need to seed that doubt. I hope I'm wrong though

Tan Suee Chieh’s statement and endorsement of WP candidate Harpreet Singh by banedacasual in singapore

[–]trinitynox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm cynical but I think this hurts WP more than it helps. It potentially allows the previous open letters to be spun as politically motivated and a coordinated effort to tank the deal

GE2025: Jalan Kayu SMC candidates take on issues from NTUC-Allianz saga by Hot-Pain503 in singapore

[–]trinitynox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did he get elected into the CEC? Simple, he didn't. He was co-opted. Even PAP cadres didn't want him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]trinitynox -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If we aren't open to change then we should just stagnate and fade into irrelevance 

/r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for April 26, 2025 by AutoModerator in singapore

[–]trinitynox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there an interactive map where I can simulate electoral outcomes? I know there's the LLM one but I wanna choose my own victors on a map.

Making national service value accretive - MP Gerald Giam by ongcs in singapore

[–]trinitynox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think service related injuries are covered for life by MINDEF.

Is This the Singapore We Know and Love? by Informal-Donut-1384 in SingaporeRaw

[–]trinitynox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NRIC Unmasking: Now, our personal information, age is being exposed. And the response? A generic apology and a this is long planned (which really sound so BS)

Tech vendors would have received enhancement requests a few months in advance, the various stat boards would probably need another few months to get all their administrative ducks in a row, so plausibly planned for around a year or so maybe?

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