Auntie DenierMay 12, 2023
Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)
I am once again reiterating that the problem with "AI turns this bullet point into a long email I can pretend I wrote. AI makes a bullet point out of this long email I can pretend I read" is not about the problem with AI, in fact if you spend half a second thinking about it AI is being immensely helpful in this scenario, the problem is with work culture that punishes people for brevity when communicating, and I'm really tired of seeing this image over and over like it's some profound statement on AI when it's actually a scathing indictment of human work culture, especially when there are plenty of legitimate grievances about AI to go around
May 11, 2023 at 11:03amWeb
Show threadRev. GothAliceMay 11, 2023

@eniko My workplace punishes me for technical accuracy. Specificity. “Failure to sufficiently vulgarize.”

I’m not at all sure what they expected; they seemed eager to acquire and onboard my product and I. But not how I communicate, apparently. Why hire a lead technical developer (also wearing PO, IT, SAAS, &c. hats) if you don’t actually want **technical**?!

Show threadRev. GothAliceMay 11, 2023

@eniko It gets worse; the summarization thing has been built into macOS since it was called NeXT. (Just enable it under System Preferences, Keyboard, Services.) Lets you pick how many paragraphs or sentences you want out of some highlight text.

Works shockingly well.
Requires no AI or exfiltration of the text to summarize.

Show threadNick LockwoodMay 11, 2023
@eniko thanks for saying this - I was trying to find a way to articulate the same thing but failing (maybe AI could help, lol)
Show threadNicolai HenriksenMay 11, 2023
@eniko @nicklockwood “I wanted to write a short letter but did not have the time so here is a long”… or something like that.
Show threadSerTapTap (She/Her)🎮🏳️‍⚧️May 11, 2023
@eniko Everything I've seen that can be meaningfully replaced with AI is either already a solved problem (code tutorials) or does not need to be done in the first place (cover letters)
Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)May 11, 2023
@SirTapTap yup. The only thing AI really seems to solve I'd the human urge for pointless bureaucracy
Show threadSteffen ChristensenMay 11, 2023

@eniko DAMN YES!!!

Thank you!

Show threadSouthbridgeMay 11, 2023
@eniko imo it's along the same lines as needing to appear online or how managers want people in the office. It's a desire from those in charge to see work being done. A sort of "effort theater".