"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
And so the enshittification begins, as if it wasn't shitty enough already.
One ad mockup shared with the publication showed ads only appearing after a second prompt with ChatGPT, to avoid bombarding users with sponsored content too early in their conversations.
The second prompt? Such restraint! :eyeroll:
I mean, look at what a difference it makes:
user: "hey chatgpt, i was looking to talk to someone about my homework"
Chatgpt: "NEW TIDE WITH MICRO-ENZYME PEPTIDES WILL CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL--BUY NEW TIDE TODAY"
Chatgpt: "Welcome, I'd be happy to help"
Versus
"hey chatgpt, i was looking to talk to someone about my homework"
Chatgpt: "Welcome, I'd be happy to help"
User: "Thanks! So i have an assignment about the quadratic equation. Can you explain it to me in simple terms?"
Chatgpt: Chatgpt: "NEW TIDE WITH MICRO-ENZYME PEPTIDES WILL CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL--BUY NEW TIDE TODAY"
User: "This is so much better"
Chatgpt: "SINGLE WOMEN ARE LOOKING FOR ROMANCE IN YOUR AREA RIGHT NOW"
Chatgpt: "COME GET A FREE $50 CREDIT AT DRAFTKINGS. IF YOU HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM CALL 1-800-GAMBLER"
AI so fast it speedruns enshitification without ever being good.
Yeah that was the point of this technology sigh
The point of all technology in the hands of business is to take other people's stuff until you have all the stuff.
Wait that sounds a lot like the sentiment of The Landlord's Game! Was that game supposed to send a message to all of us that played it or something?
I thought it was for raising the Cyber Mammon, but I guess it’s the same difference.
The fastest enshittification, ever.
You can't enshittify what's already shit
You got me here. You’re absolutely right
ROFL This money milking project that Sam Altman prioritized after suffering his twink death isn't going too well. Bully for him, I'm glad the race to the bottom is starting to accelerate! That's what happens when you try to monetize garbage and pretend it's treasure. May OpenAI eventually rest in piss, also get a scathing and pithy postmortem by a very clever tech writer!
You’re absolutely right, before we explore that further, have you checked Raid: Shadow Legends yet? It’s so much fun…
Can something be enshittified if it never went through the good product and downward trajectory phases?
OpenAI was enshittibegotten!
A language script designed to not be able to say 'I don't know' coupled with a need to sell you specific things.
Thats intellibent.
Ah, the race to the bottom has already begun. The winner will be the service that keeps this at bay the longest, not necessarily the 'smartest' llm.
ai is now actively economically biased, how can any corporation trust that the ai model they subscribe to isnt going to cartelize against them? Whats the right bet on wall st to make for that prediction lol
Now. Yes it is now economically biased. Never before.
CHATGPT: I apologize, I haven't collected enough information from you to personalize your ad, so I will offer you a slopad instead: 10% OFF ON YOUR FIRST MONTH OF SALESFORCE EINSTEIN AI.
And everyone is shocked.
Hahahahahaha screw all the suckers who bought into it.
GO kill yourself, brought to you by Carls JR.
all the money is in AI taking every job and it can totally do that, trust me bro... this is just a side gig for extra yatch money
What, 'AI' (lol) was all about getting things ready to advertise? No way, I'm shocked. SHOCKED...but, guess what?
Next step: ChatGPT actively steers users away from products and services who refuse to pay up!
Called it the second I knew of it. This is the way of capitalism