"AI" is rapidly becoming synonymous with "poor quality crap"

I am enjoying seeing this become more obvious.

The fun part about this is the race to the bottom - see, quality is one of the factors people consider when they evaluate whether something is worth the money they're being asked to spend for it.

The lower the quality, the lower the price they're willing to pay.

And now "AI" generated crap is showing up heavily in lowest-quality garbage and spam.

Even if your brand claims to be "high quality" it's going to be tainted by association with "AI"

This was inevitable, in a way, thinking about the history of how it's been marketed and priced.

They made it too easily available.

@munin

AI features characterized as "too easily available", when it's really shoved down our throats unwillingly is more like it.

Microsoft Windows
Every browser
Google search
Facebook
Household appliances
Vehicles
Phones
Email
Cloud storage
'Advertising' embedded in everything, movies, podcasts, operating systems, music, TV, etc

Each update requires spending several minutes shutting off & disabling settings to thwart this Orwellian wannabe state surveillance platform slash spyware.

@Npars01

Hi, I'm talking about the economics of it; if you wish to vent about your dislike for Microsoft, kindly start your own thread.

@munin

Microsoft and Charles Koch are spending a billion dollars to promote AI to the poor.

Definitely a red flag. None of these billionaires give two hoots about "economic mobility".

Flogging AI to make it popular is a cover for an anti-democracy movement

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

The fossil fuel industry is funding the AI bubble for its own reasons; personal & partisan gain.

Follow the money behind AI.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/koch-venture-arm-bets-40-million-on-logistics-tech-optimal-dynamics-1d995b51

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-energy-industry-ai-fossil-fuels-pittsburgh-summit/

https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/inno/stories/news/2025/06/12/koch-disruptive-technologies-optimal-dynamics.html

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Forbes
@Npars01 @munin How many cities will go thirsty before this bubble bursts and drowns the USA economy???