Why are AI companies suddenly opening up coffee shops?

Why are AI companies suddenly opening up coffee shops?

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Brewing brand love: how AI startups are reaching subscribers through coffee — the cappuccinos are camouflage.

asked via touchscreen if they’re Perplexity Pro subscribers. A “yes” earns them 50% off drinks; a “no” triggers a QR code for a one-month free trial of the $20 service.

Look at how desperate they are to get a return before the bubble bursts. It’s hilarious.

It’s like the dotcom bubble in that everyone is striking out in every which direction on this neew tech, hoping they’re the last man standing.

This one is far worse though. Not sure how I’ll survive it, but I sense my IT career is over.

I sense my IT career is over

Me too. Honestly, even if it never deflates I think long term I’m out.

Is there anything we can do with these skills other than enrich billionaire tech bro assholes? I tried very briefly tonight to look for nonprofits that are looking for software people and saw nothing but search engine mismatches.

Help bring back the free and open internet before it’s completely lost.

Forget having a high salary, most of us will never have that at all or again after what they do to us.