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I understand what the author of this post means, and actually I agree with the sentiment, but I still find the feature useful. I think the problem lies with th
by bipson 10y ago
I understand what the author of this post means, and actually I agree with the sentiment, but I still find the feature useful.
I think the problem lies with the examples, and frankly, it is up to you how you use the feature.
Yes, if I write my SO "I love you", I expect him/her to reply with a honest "I love you too" that was not actually a computer replying. It is a philosophical question obviously, whether you see a response written by somebody or by the algorithm, if he/she actually selected it.
But if I just get a "I'm 5 mins late" from my friend, I don't think a "Don't worry, I'll wait" suggested by the algorithm is that bad and I myself would not mind getting such a "algorithmically suggested" response by my friend. After all, the other party selected the response himself, so I think it is honest.
I'm pretty sure Google had these or similar discussions internally as well.
- robzyb 10y ago> But if I just get a "I'm 5 mins late" from my friend, I don't think a "Don't worry, I'll wait" suggested by the algorithm is that bad and I myself would not mind getting such a "algorithmically suggested" response by my friend. After all, the other party selected the response himself, so I think it is honest. Except, suggesting "Don't worry I wait" means that the person might click that, instead of typing "ok". This is a problem if you know the person well, and know that a response of "ok" in the situation indicates they are annoyed at you, etc.
- bipson 10y agoThat's what I meant when I said I expect him to honestly mean it if he selects a message. If a suggested message doesn't relate to his real sentiments, I would expect him not to select it. Maybe I did not understand you though?