Honestly all these companies trying to use AI to replace their workers is pretty funny when you consider that their job is probably the easiest to replace. In fact, AI is a bit overkill. Really all you’d need is a semi reliable algorithm to do the shit they do. I’m not surprised The Onion sees this too.
I understand completely. My main concern however is not startup companies. I’m all for supporting smaller companies. It’s more like huge corporations where the CEO takes the majority of the money and probably spends more time on vacation than actually doing anything. Even though I’m sure they do more than I am letting on, I don’t think it justifies millions or even billions of dollars in pay and bonuses. If they started the company that’s one thing. However most CEO’s of large corporations are so far removed from the initial founding of the company they basically have less to do with what the company does than the average employee. The amount of money these companies could make if they actually put that money back into it is potentially higher than current profits. It’s really a win-win situation for everyone except for the CEO instead of just a win for the CEO and nobody else.
Two morally bankrupt companies pooling their resources to make the most controversial and often shady tech we’ve seen in years. What could go wrong?
I mean, every company making AI these days is morally bankrupt. It’s just the idea of any of them teaming up in the first place that gives me a bad feeling.
Just look up Sam Altman on job replacement my dude. He doesn’t give a single fuck about anyone and just keeps going for the sake of progress. All he does is avoid questions and use buzzwords just like the rest of them. He sounds like Elon Musk 10 years ago before he stopped trying to hide the crazy.
This time last year I was 29 years old, had no house, $7,000 of credit card debt, and made $21 an hour.
Right now I’m 30 years old, I have no house, $7,000 of credit card debt, and make $21 an hour.
Of course I’m unsatisfied. Because I know my hard work doesn’t pay off and all I’m doing is existing with no money or time left over for myself. I don’t give a single fuck about my job at this point besides doing the bare minimum. Which is pretty sad because I used to actually enjoy my job and would work as hard as I could.
I get this all the time because I tend to binge games over weekends when I got nothing else going on. I’ll give two examples that I remember the most.
One of the most prolific is Factorio. Seeing conveyor belts everywhere I go. Whether I’m awake or about to fall asleep I just constantly see conveyor belts as I solve non existent problems with the efficiency of said conveyor belts.
The weirdest was after Outer Wilds. I binged it for about 12 hours straight one day. You spend a lot of time orbiting around planets and landing on them. After I was done I was walking around my apartment and felt like I was “orbiting” a spaceship around my apartment. It felt super weird to walk. Felt like the floor was the surface of a planet and my head was a spaceship flying miles above it trying to land.
Funny how the average person figured this out almost immediately while Google needed half a year to figure it out with their researchers. Almost like they were ignoring it as long as they could for the sake of profit. Fuck around and find out, I guess.
Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid convoys....
I’m a PC gamer and have been since I was a kid. It’s literally my number one thing I do when I have free time is get on some games and hang with the boys. It’s a big part of my life.
As game companies go, I don’t trust Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Bethesda, Sony, Epic Games… It’s a long list. Valve is the only company I even kinda trust (Which isn’t even that much these days). If Microsoft bought Valve I’d probably never buy a PC game again. Because all the companies selling them would be companies I don’t wanna give money.
But it’s not true that they were buying it so it’s a moot point. Just wanted to rant. :)
Honestly, I love windows 10 and windows 7 even more. I have had very little complaints with them and I miss 7 every day. But when support runs out for Windows 10 I’m switching. It seems every single day they come up with another stupid plan or “feature.” Whether it’s AI that’s barely helpful or forcing me to use their software and services, I’m exhausted with the obnoxiously aggressive tactics to get me to use them.
This meme was a lot funnier before the whole Assassin’s Creed debacle. Although it is funny seeing people get mad about it while trying not to sound racist lol.
They’ve been porting so many games to PC you’d be stupid not to. Why get a PlayStation or an Xbox when you can get a PC and play both consoles games. It’s honestly the best time for PC gaming and I’m all for it.
Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government (arstechnica.com)
CEO Relieved AI Can Never Replace Him If He Already Contributes Nothing To Company (www.theonion.com)
Good job me boy! (lemmy.world)
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change (apnews.com)
Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI (arstechnica.com)
Sony apologizes for Sony interview with Sony developer Neil Druckmann (www.pcgamer.com)
U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
When did you get hit by "the tetris effect" AKA playing a video game so much that you get the urge to do moves/actions from the video game in real life?
When I got hooked on Morrowind in middle school it occurred to me to quicksave before a test at school....
Google Researchers Say AI Now Leading Disinformation Vector (and Are Severely Undercounting the Problem) (www.404media.co)
Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while (newatlas.com)
Gaza war: Israelis attack aid convoys sent for Palestinians (www.bbc.com)
Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid convoys....
Microsoft is not buying Valve and Counter-Strike for £12 billion (metro.co.uk)
Good job me boy! (lemmy.world)
Time to fill out those clam sheets!
Google’s AI Overviews are out of control (stackdiary.com)
Would you like a spicy spaghetti dish? Just use some gasoline.
Microsoft is one of the greatest promoters of the Linux desktop (lemmy.zip)
Useful hat (jlai.lu)
Mortal combat (sh.itjust.works)
That has to be fake (sh.itjust.works)
PC Gaming Is Growing Faster Than Consoles, Data Shows (kotaku.com)