Joseph CoxAds everywhere. Usage limits. Frustrating guardrails. Less model choice. Users of the Character.AI chatbot app are revolting after a series of changes they say have made the app worse. This is what the future of AI actually looks like https://www.404media.co/lobotomized-character-ai-is-showing-what-ai-enshittification-looks-like/
Tanya Karoli 4 a better world@josephcox super interesting story! Grateful for your framing of it in terms of enshittification and non-profitable business models 🙏
Giselle@tanyakaroli @josephcox
I sometimes wonder if every single thing online/app-wise is going to go the enshittification route. Because these geniuses feel they'll otherwise not make enough money off us.
On second thoughts it's offline products like John Deere tractors too, and whatever the trains are that had their software locks successfully broken for repairs away from the mandatory repair shops that charge over the odds.
I don't like that general development. Things ought to get better.
Krupo@Giselle @tanyakaroli @josephcox yeah never forget the Newag shenanigans
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1rhug9r/polish_train_maker_is_suing_the_hackers_who/
@krupo @tanyakaroli @josephcox
Yep, that's what I was thinking of. Couldn't remember the name.
Can't believe that Poland is apparently still buying their trains. But hopefully Newag haven't written their little scam scheme into contracts.
Yep, that's what I was thinking of. Couldn't remember the name.
Can't believe that Poland is apparently still buying their trains. But hopefully Newag haven't written their little scam scheme into contracts.
Lizzie@josephcox Users are revolting and so are the villagers
Kawaoneechan@josephcox Considering my girlfriend had one of her most precious characters stolen and put on C.ai by some unrepentant sockwit so he could use C.ai output to "write" his Sonic harem fanfic, this does bring a smile to my face...
Petra van Cronenburg@josephcox I always thought that we have problems with group dynamics in our real-humans craft club. It's not easy to live with different characters. But when I see this energy and engagement put into artificial enshittification, I'd even like that mobbing woman in our group.