Neil Craig

Feels like we're now firmly in the "desperation" phase for companies who have sunk a ton of cash into AI which nobody asked for. They're frantically trying to justify that spend in via evidence of "user engagement" in any way they can.

I'm sure we're all seeing increasing pushiness and use of dark patterns to force use of AI e.g. WhatsApp searchbar now being "Ask Meta AI or Search"

#AI #GenAI #AIHorseShit

Apr 30, 2025 at 10:14amWeb
Show threadSteve Hill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺Apr 30, 2025
@tdp_org I am certainly getting tired of the Android messages app popping up notifications on my phone "reminding" me that I can talk to Google's stupid AI through the messages app. I've not found a way to suppress them without suppressing SMS notifications too, and even if I wanted to use AI why the hell would I want to do it through the messages app of all things?!
Show thread𒉽 Stephen Littleton ❤ ⛌Apr 30, 2025
@steve @tdp_org They're out of ideas. They've been fronted out, They have all the security so they cannot claim being hacked. They cannot say oops a mistake at this level anymore, so who else? ai. They just sit behind the remote console and talk to you using a think tank when they want to show off.

What else is it other than a glorified scapegoat? It's also a money maker, they are pitching the idea to people who want the AI to help "manage their life" which is a great concept! I'm not so sure about the execution, however, as I do not have a billion dollars to "try it out".
Show threadJayeLTeeApr 30, 2025

@steve

If this is about Gemini, for me it worked going into the phone settings, searching for "assistant" and then on assistant settings change from Gemini to the old Google Assistant

Show threadSteve Hill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺Apr 30, 2025
@JayeLTee Its the Messages app that is popping up notifications, not the assistant app (which appears to be set to "Google" - Gemini isn't an option)
Show threadJayeLTeeApr 30, 2025
@steve Ah I had a similar issue but it was related to Gemini being enabled one day randomly without even asking, disabling it ended all AI prompts I was getting
Show threadGreem (Graeme. Not Graham!)Apr 30, 2025

@tdp_org I've been asked numerous times why I'm not using $AIFlavourOfTheDay at work.

Mainly because I'm paid for my work, experience and apparent real intelligence - not as a conduit for someone else's code or thinking.

I hate it.

Show threadRpsu (326 ppm)Apr 30, 2025

@tdp_org I’m super annoyed of the AI crap in as simple tool as WhastApp.

It is a fucking messaging app, not an OpenAI frontend.

Show threadNeil CraigApr 30, 2025
@rpsu Agreed. And you can't disable it...even for 13 year old kids accounts.
Show threadPhoto Ewen 📷Apr 30, 2025

@tdp_org

Duck Duck No

Show threadPanderito Apr 30, 2025
@ewen @tdp_org at least they keep it optional. The bare minimum became something to be grateful for
Show threadMark LynchApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org @ewen Fuck fuck no!
Show threadque :verifried:Apr 30, 2025
@ewen @tdp_org i keep mashing the "thumbs down" button mext to the AI result... with feedback "not helpful" (because "fuck off with your bullshit" doesnt seem to be an option?)
Show threadAsbestosApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org
God I loath this
Show threadque :verifried:Apr 30, 2025
@tdp_org yeah, i specifically -do not- want AI as part of my UI request.
searching my messages is literally that, not some AI interpretation.
Show threadlemgandiApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org We paid for it, so you must use it!
Show threadLaura ErielleApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org I will rejoice in their downfall, live without wifi, plant a garden and watch my vhs tape collection
Show threadGreen HombreApr 30, 2025
@Eriellelaura @tdp_org
Trump is the dumbest person to ever control nuclear weapons.
Show threadGreen HombreApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org
The problem is, we can go read Wiki pages ourselves. We don't need a polluting robot to do it for us.
Show threadllanciawnApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org So true. Classic capitalism. Make something nobody wants and try to use marketing to make them buy it. Waste and wasters.
Show threadzygmydApr 30, 2025

@tdp_org

There's an AI component to our ethics training and the answers about not using AI are incorrect per the online training implementation.

https://toot.cat/@zygmyd/114428188083790421

zygmyd (@[email protected])

Thanks to my work #AI #ethics training I have learned that: AI may produce biased output due to bias in its input data sets. AI may produce factually incorrect output. AI may produce factually incorrect output that looks correct. Use of AI requires careful human supervision of its outputs. AI is a useful and valuable tool that can be used for minor tasks to free up time for more important things. I'm excited that I've been given this opportunity gain learnings about how to ethically use AI.

Toot.Cat
Show threadDustin D. WindApr 30, 2025

@tdp_org @dyckron Happens every time. Companies are still trying to find ways to force us to download their pointless apps onto our phones, because they can't admit it was a freaking waste of resources… recently my grocery store chain started making coupons "loaded" to our rewards cards not actually work the same day. Cashiers are ordered to tell people they should use the app instead, and prohibited from overriding to make it work without coming back the next day.

I wish I were kidding.

Show threadDustin D. WindMay 1, 2025

@tdp_org @dyckron Postscript, because re-reading I can't tell from my wording: The coupons used to work the same day, just fine. Somehow they broke that, apparently just to 'incentivize' people to download the app. 🥴

"It's not a bug, it's a feature" indeed.

Show threadredsakanaApr 30, 2025
@tdp_org My work inbox in the past couple of weeks confirms this too. Seeing a tsunami of cold calls from bullshit AI firms with "products" like "virtual interns"
Show threadNeil CraigApr 30, 2025
@redsakana Yep, same. Its worse than the end of financial year "you might as well spend your remaining budget on $ctap"
Show threadJima May 2, 2025
@tdp_org @rootwyrm While I've grown tired of seeing Meta AI pushed my way while barely still using Facebook, this notification on Wednesday was met with genuine laughter.