Post · bonfire.cafe

Calling LLMs AI when they’re not even in the ballpark is one of the greatest marketing “successes” of all time

They’re not intelligent or even close. They’re Paywalled Premium Autocorrect.

But people, including ones who run companies, have been hearing the phrase “AI” in pop culture for over 60 years.

They hear it used for a product, assume it’s what the term has always meant, & proceed as though it’s fucking R. Daneel Olivaw without the annoying terms & conditions.
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Biggles

@Taco_lad@aus.social replied · 12 hours ago

@Catvalente If the *Kids* are using the term "That's AI" to mean "I call bullshit" (which they are), the meaning of 'AI' is now so poisoned it will be impossible to sell anything with it in about 5 years.
It will be synonymous to the upcoming consumers as add a label that says "This Product Lies, lol".

Unfortunately marketers aren't willing to admit this until the VC gravy train careens into the ravine after the bridge is blown out from under it.

Kimota94

@Kimota94@mas.to replied · 15 hours ago

@Catvalente Since AI produces slop, I propose we start referring to them as “slop machines.” It works because it makes them sound like “slot machines” and they have roughly the same probability of paying off.