sam henri goldI feel like I’m in the minority here but whenever I get a message that’s very clearly AI written, I feel like my time is being disrespected by making me read these empty words. I don’t love that it’s now just baked into the system. Just tell me what I need to know. Wanna schedule a meeting? Cool. I don’t need to read three paragraphs of statistically likely junk.
I don’t think my time is super precious but I know it’s worth more than reading a bunch of filler words
Григорий Клюшниковsam henri gold, I remember seeing an example somewhere where ChatGPT was used to transform a two-word reply into several paragraphs worth of official email, and then, on the receiving side, back to two words. It was about someone applying for a job iirc.
Coach Pāṇini ®It’s all just so stupid.
Jeremy List@samhenrigold emails that are mostly filler words are bad enough when a human actually wrote them
nina splendorr 🌻🏳️⚧️@samhenrigold I feel this too!! It’s offensive in a deeply personal way. Either talk to me, or don’t! I’d rather see misspellings and incomplete sentences than paragraphs of manicured trash
Mark Stosberg@splendorr @samhenrigold I used to feel self-conscious about my typos and poor grammar but finally it’s my time to shine as human.
Cat Lady Kydia Music 🇺🇦@markstos @splendorr @samhenrigold
Ha! Saaame.
“Prove you’re human!”
Oh easy! *makes a lot of stupid human mistakes.*
Adam Faircloth@samhenrigold I just feel allergic to it, like when I tap on a video reel and I hear the AI voiceover, I exit it immediately. Not even because I hate it, my brain just perceives it as garbage or spam.
Ciara@fcloth I've noticed myself doing this too - it's already an instinct. @samhenrigold
Steve GisselbrechtI don't even like drum machines!
Roy #EatTheRich Pardee 🇺🇸@samhenrigold this is how I feel when listening to an actual human customer service rep read through an overly polite and boilerplate-y statement that just delays getting into the actual issue & what they might be able to do for me.
Asta [AMP]@samhenrigold I already don't read overly business-crap-like emails. Either be personal and charming or be succinct, those are your options.
ocdtrekkie@samhenrigold If you didn't take the time to write it, I won't take the time to read it.
Evan B🥥ehs@samhenrigold Yeah, I wrote something very similar on my blog:
"They brag about how their AI can rewrite emails, to be more “personal”. You know what makes things more personal? The evidence of thought. Generative AI is completely contrary to this. The usage of it means that the person on the other end of the wire does not value you enough to commit time."
Marijke Luttekes@samhenrigold When AI becomes standard and we collectively yearn for actual human interaction again.
Clarissa@samhenrigold @mimrma You can get your AI to summarise it for you. 😆 That’s the joke, right?
Frances LarinaI'm feeling that way about anything that is perceptibly AI written. Especially media stories. It's enough to lose me as a reader.
The meeting scheduling though feels like recipe blogs. Just give me the pertinent info, please!
bri@samhenrigold this, but i feel it even beyond ai… i’ve fundamentally changed how i respond to things in teams etc. to avoid the pre-written responses they offer. i can take the handful of seconds to form a thought, and it irks me that my software thinks i’m unwilling to do so.
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@samhenrigold i am not in a position to get a lot of AI written messages but if I did, I would treat them with the same respect I show vendor spam - they are essentially the same thing.
Mister Moo 🐮@samhenrigold I'm reading cover letters for a recruitment and it is staggering how many were drafted by AI. One giveaway: suddenly the first line of 40% of cover letters ends with the phrase "as advertised." As in "I'm writing to apply for the ... job, as advertised." From there it's easy to recognize the precise kind of banal wording only "AI" can produce.
KatLS@samhenrigold agreed.
@samhenrigold I Never get AI generated messages. OR, I pay no attention to Lunatics.
sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞@samhenrigold I notice in here that almost everyone is really put off by AI/LLM generated stuff, and especially dont want it anywhere near their devices and content. For me this is understandable and I mostly agree with the sentiment.
So are we all then total outliers?? Why is this stuff steam rolling over everything when no one wants it?
@sleepy62 We're probably the minority, but I have to assume the sentiment will take over the masses. Right now the most vocal groups against it are chronically online gen z, tech dweebs, and artists. i fall in all three so i've never considered myself a representative sample
@samhenrigold As a card carrying member of the 60 YO mainframe camp I can say you are not alone.
Chris Wagner@samhenrigold agreed. I do not look forward to reading filler/fluff. I guess we will turn around and summarize the crap using the thing. What an absolute waste of resources.
Jan@samhenrigold yes. And don’t get me started on these generated images 😩
squiddle@samhenrigold
100% agree.
In Germany we trained this by reading US non-fiction books vs German non-fiction books. But with AI it is now even worse, because it is not repetitive for better flow and learning which is a benefit of US-non-fiction but with AI it is actually just a soulless void talking to you.