JuhisAug 11, 2024

When the company calls their home appliances "smart", what I hear is:

- they spent money on features I don't care about
- those features will be worse than standalone devices but will drive them out of market (looking at you TVs)
- the appliance is more likely to break
- my data is likely being sold to advertisers
- when the company loses interest in it and cut support, I will need to buy a new device

So no, I don't want "smart" home appliances.

Show threadBenjamin Balder Bach
@hamatti your experience is quite similar to a study of 1,000 consumers' response to adding "AI" on products: https://www.fastcompany.com/91165839/ai-artificial-intelligence-product-name-description-hurts-sales
Why putting AI in your product description is actually hurting sales

It's a buzzword used in everything from tax-prep software to matchmaking apps—but a new study shows it can actually turn consumers off.

Fast Company
Aug 11, 2024 at 3:14pmWeb
Show threadJuhisAug 11, 2024
@benjaoming That article actually sparked my toot :D
Show threadJuhisAug 11, 2024
@benjaoming I'm also really happy this is happening and people are getting fed up with the AI hype bullshit.
Show threadThomasAug 11, 2024
@hamatti @benjaoming from what I can see, most managers and marketing people have no clue of statistics and epistemology. None. Zero. Most consumers are not managers or marketing people, and they quickly understand that products got worse, not better, by applying buzzword technology.
Show threadDawn NafusAug 11, 2024
@benjaoming @hamatti To your point, I was buying a new laptop for myself and faced with having to buy a windows machine with Copilot built into the OS, I switched to a Mac for the first time in 20 years. Shame Apple has plans to do the same, but for now I'm safe from that BS. @msftnews
Show threadlp0 on fire Aug 12, 2024
@dawnnafus, as I'd replace the OS with something Linux-based, the laptop's hardware is what matters: adequately supported, no proprietary drivers needed, that kind of thing.
Show threadDawn NafusAug 12, 2024
@lp0_on_fire if only I knew how!