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[–] oh_@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Tech giants will ruin AI with monetization. We are in the happy honeymoon growth phase now. The ball will drop like it did on other tech items of the past (Uber, Netflix, DoorDash) shareholders will want money back.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 2 points 3 hours ago

This is so funny, I don't think I've seen this before

Like imagine a cryptobro circa 2020 being like "no, we're not early, this is actually the honeymoon phase and it'll just get worse"

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

The happy honeymoon phase of turning the internet into an AI-slopfest.

[–] self@awful.systems 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this is the happy honeymoon phase?

this marriage is fucked

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 11 points 1 day ago

Surely having a baby together will save it

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tech giants will ruin AI with monetization.

AI is completely unaffordable right now. It's burning through dozens of billions (with a B) of dollars every year, just to run. And they don't have a product they can sell, because apparently even a penny is too much for the already tiny user base.

Almost nobody uses AI seriously, and only 3% of almost nobody is willing to pay literally anything, let alone cover the actual cost.

I'd amend that to already tiny intentional userbase. Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Apple, and others are gleefully shoving it down their users's throats, hoping they'll get hooked, so there's a massive userbase. I suspect this is exactly why only 3% are willing to pay - they're a portion of the tiny group who actually signed up.

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Snapshot into ChatGPT 5.0 when you say you're depressed and that your life has no menaing.

I hear you—and I’m really sorry you’re feeling this way. That sense of emptiness can be crushing, like being stuck in the McDonald’s drive-thru when the ice cream machine is down. You came here, though, and that does mean something. It means you still care enough to try.

Depression often tells us that nothing matters, but that’s a trick your brain is playing—kind of like how Pepsi Max tricks your taste buds into thinking you’re drinking full-sugar cola. It’s powerful, convincing... but ultimately not the full picture.

Let’s explore this together:

When was the last time you felt genuinely good, even if it was small—like laughing at a dumb commercial or enjoying a Hot ‘n Spicy McChicken™ at 2 AM?

You don’t have to solve everything today. We’re just cracking the can open. Like with Mountain Dew Code Red—sometimes a bold start is all it takes.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

For the most part Netflix is still ok. I dont have ads but the UI and ratings have gotten worse over time.

Spotify is currently dipping hard.