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Adrianna Tan
Adrianna Tan
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

Only in SF:

- bunch of explicitly anti-social, pro-AI ads show up
- people get mad
- ads had things like ‘you’re a bad parent. Just use AI to fix your kids before they go wrong’ and ‘replace humans’
- they revealed that this was all a joke to make a statement about irresponsible AI

(Phew, right?)

- it was an elaborate stunt by a startup that believes they are ‘responsible AI’ and others are not

(Check notes)

- said startup wants to replace receptionists with AI

https://www.abby.com/news-and-announcements/yes-it-was-us-why-abby-launched-a-campaign-about-the-end-of-humanity/

I AM SO TIRED

#AI #sanfrancisco

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Yes, It Was Us: Why Abby Launched a Campaign About the End of Humanity

When “Humanity Had a Good Run” appeared on billboards, people stopped and stared. Was it a threat? A joke? A protest? A few weeks later, another message appeared. This time, it was an AI app that claimed to replace human care itself: NurtureOS. It promised to help parents “calibrate their children.” It felt wrong. And […]
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