I imagine it probably gets boring reading about how much I don’t like AI, but what can I say? I really don’t like it. Now, there’s a big new advertising push by Open AI to show how AI can naturally be woven into the fabric of your life. Overall I suspect the ads will do fairly well. The video spots are little vignettes that show the prompt that lead to a very real human reward. In one spot, a guy asks Chat GPT for a recipe that says, “I like you, but want to play it cool.” That’s a clever little way for a brand to “speak” like a human. So Chat GPT spits out a cute little recipe for lemon-garlic butter pasta with cherry tomatoes, which it confidently says is fresh, colorful, and smells incredible—even though Chat GPT doesn’t have a fucking clue what any of those things actually mean. It’s not like GPUs know what food tastes like.1 But hey, the dish is a hit in the ad—of course, it is. Could you have come up with something similar yourself? Almost assuredly. Could you have consulted a friend or asked your parents for a recipe? I’d sure hope so. Could you search the web and find a cooking blog or social account with a recipe developed by a human? You bet. Could you go find a physical, three-dimensional cookbook and use that? Absolutely. But why bother when Chat GPT can spit out an answer for you? Maybe it’s just me, but giving that little effort seems like a risky bet for someone you like.
Just because I’m pissed off and it’s on my mind, I’d recommend you give Thomas Nagel’s “What Is It Like To Be A Bat?” a read if you want to a serious think about consciousness.
AI for literally anything is so bad. For the environment, for our physical health, for our brains. The way it was introduced to get rid of “menial tasks” so we would have more freedom and now agencies are trying to sign AI artists and actors…. Just another tool for rich people
Have you seen friend.com ? lmaooo