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I'm going to start pointing to this when I explain to people why I want "dumb" machines.
I don't want AI to "summarize" my google search, I don't want ads distracting drivers, I don't want a washing machine that needs updates, I don't want my TV to look at me, I want a submissive little machine that does task X.
Ngl bro but I’ve found some good uses for AI. My kids school gave me 2 bullshit pdfs with duplicate information for their school supplies. I uploaded them to chatgbt and asked it to simplify it by combining duplicates and putting it in bullet format that was easily copy pastable. Did it in 30 seconds with minor tweaking and made my back to school shopping so much easier.
Here's an AI summary of your distain for AI:
I'll begin saying this when people ask why I want "dumb" machines.
AI summaries lack quality, ads distract drivers, you want a washing machine without ads, you don't want your TV to watch you, you want machines to be submissive.
How did I do?
You did well.
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