samiamsamJun 20

i went to a medical appointment the other day

the doctor asked if he could use AI during the appointment

i said 'no'

he said i was the only one who had refused

pro tip: if what you say to AI is shared with an insurance company, if what you said is not what you said because AI made stuff up, if what you said is revealed in a breach

guess what, your insurance company will use that against you forever and ever

just say no to AI

Show threadSouprMatt

@samiamsam I have talked to a LOT of people IRL that think AI is some kind of great invention.

I talked to one person about its flaws and he was convinced that it will only get better. The idea being that software always gets better I guess…

I asked him “Is Microsoft Word better now than it was 20 years ago?”

Jun 20 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadMaddad ☑️Jun 20

@mls14 @samiamsam

Who can ever forget 'clippy' 😂

Show threadOllie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦Jun 20
@maddad @mls14 @samiamsam It looks like you're trying to use AI. You won't need my help stuffing up.
Show threadJernej Simončič �Jun 21
@maddad @mls14 @samiamsam Clippy has been gone for more than 20 years…
(also, I really don't get the hate against it – it was easy to disable, and it seemed like a genuinely useful feature for new users)
Show threadMaddad ☑️Jun 21

@jernej__s @mls14 @samiamsam

I will never forget clippy,
it was always there when I needed it,
it comforted me when things were bad,
it boosted my spirits when I was sad,
it was a good friend to all.
it will live in my heart forever...😂

Show threadJulesceltJun 20
@mls14 @samiamsam Unreal how easily people forget the bad software from the previous 40+ years, Like QuarkXPress...
Show threadPomegranate_StewJun 20

@julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam

Heyyyy.

No. You’re right.

Show threadMostlyTatoJun 20
@pomegranate_stew @julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam
hahaha
Show threadCavyherdJun 21

@julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam

bad software from last week 😫

Show threadJulesceltJun 21
@cavyherd @mls14 @samiamsam 😱
Show threadCavyherdJun 21

@julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam

I mean at this point it's just freaking constant

Show threadJulesceltJun 21
@cavyherd @mls14 @samiamsam oh and that's just so sad. It shouldn't be that way.
Show threadCavyherdJun 21

@julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam

Not to mention blindingly frustrating

Show threadCharnockJun 21

awh Quark Xpress awhh... I used to spend days dequarking documents

@julescelt01 @mls14 @samiamsam

Show threadCavyherdJun 21

@mls14 @samiamsam

In fairness, MS Word from 30 years ago was great (on the Mac, at least.) AND you could get a real live human on the phone for support.

That you could even talk to consistently enough to be on a first name basis.

Show threadCharnockJun 21

Lots of people think AI is an invention (or even a thing) because so much is being spent on unrelenting PR, I'd imagine the lions share of VC money is being spent on PR. The accountancy and management consultants all are promoting it as the next big thing because they just want their snouts in the trough. The whole "it's just a man behind a curtain like the wizard of oz" is lost on people who just want to read forms and go home.

@mls14 @samiamsam