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Things we didn’t ask for and don’t want

BillJackson
@BillJackson
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I've had a lot of fun, unexpectedly, over the past couple of weeks ... probably it will inspire a post soon.

But first, I also realized there are three things that, I believe, nearly every American agrees on as being annoyances we didn't ask for.

First: The Time Change. Just stop. Pick a lane, understand some folks are going to be happy. But enough with this. We're sticking with one time, and that's it.

Second: pop-ups/interstitials on web pages. It is simply the case that every site I go to, I get a pop-up, maybe offering me 15 percent off if I give them an email or asking me to create an account, etc. Just. Stop. Now.

Third: AI. I have used it at work, and I do find it does a nice job of translating English into Corporate Speak That Bosses Love, but beyond that, it's awful. I never believed they'd find a way to make chatbots worse ... and yet here we are. But, hey, at least their data centers are ruining the Earth.

Anyway, like I say, a more "fun" post later, but first I had to get this out.

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  • Misthiocracy has never@Misthiocracy
    BillJackson (View Post):
    Third: AI. I have used it at work and I do find it does a nice job of translating English into Corporate Speak That Bosses Love, but beyond that, it’s awful.

    I find it very useful for many tasks, as long as I'm the one providing it with all the data rather than asking it to come up with answers for me.

    For example, I'll compile a txt file of all sorts of talking points, quotes, statistics, and whatnot, and then ask the LLM to organize all these disjointed bits of information into a coherent outline for an article, speech, tweet, social media post, or whatever communications document I'm working on.

    I find it does a great job at this sort of thing, which really shouldn't be all that surprising. The whole point of these things is that they are language models, not "answer machines".

    My prompts for this sort of task is quite more elaborate than how I've described it, but since prompts are the new occupational currency I keep the exact wording of my prompts to myself. ;-)

  • OldPhil@OldPhil

    I believe, nearly every American is agreed on for being annoyances we didn’t ask for.

    First: The Time Change. Just stop. Pick a lane, understand some folks are going to be happy. But enough. We’re sticking with one time and that’s it.

    No, nearly every American isn't agreed. The biggest problem with time changes THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR 60 YEARS OR MORE FCOL is all the whining, griping, crying, and moaning from those who have nothing better to do than complain.

    There.

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