TheReturnOfPEB2d ago

Seattle mayor pumps the brakes on the city’s AI chatbot adoption

https://reddthat.com/post/62349215

Seattle mayor pumps the brakes on the city’s AI chatbot adoption - Reddthat

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Show threadKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In1d ago

“Pump” seems like such an active, positive word. I’m so pumped. Pump the tyre. Pump up the jam.

The mayor should Slam the brakes, not Pump them.

Show threadrainwall
Pump and slam are both very active verbs. You cant do either passivly.
Mar 22 at 1:45amWeb
Show threadKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In1d ago

I think it’s more the positive nature of “pump” that annoys me in this context.

People pumping stocks make them go up, not down.

Show threadrainwall1d ago

Pumping something tends to be postivie, yeah. Pump up the jams, pump up tires, etc.

Stopping spedning on pointless AI is pretty postive, so maybe thats why the writer chose it?