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 BachAug 11, 2024
@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
Show threadJuhisAug 11, 2024
@benjaoming That article actually sparked my toot :D
Show threadJuhis
@benjaoming I'm also really happy this is happening and people are getting fed up with the AI hype bullshit.
Aug 11, 2024 at 3:18pmWeb
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.