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If AI was all it was cracked up to be, it wouldn't be shoved in your face 24/7 (startrek.website)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[I literally had this thought in the shower this morning so please don't gatekeep me lol.]

If AI was something everyone wanted or needed, it wouldn't be constantly shoved your face by every product. People would just use it.

Imagine if printers were new and every piece of software was like "Hey, I can put this on paper for you" every time you typed a word. That would be insane. Printing is a need, and when you need to print, you just print.

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[–] 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

It is just advertising. The more I think about it the more I can't think of any practical use for generative AI that doesn't involve essentially spamming everyone.

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The more I think about it the more I can’t think of any practical use for generative AI

    It really does improve productivity. The problem is thinking a spell checker on steroids will do your job (the mistake both employees and employers make).

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    It doesn't really improve productivity much for me. And if you take into account the emails I receive from coworkers written with copilot then I'm actually doing more work to decipher what they are trying to say.

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