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Sure. 1. The title is meaningless. Replace the HN title's 'may' with 'may not' and it is exactly the same thing. 2. Especially if you consider the original ti
by a_imho 6y ago
Sure.
1. The title is meaningless. Replace the HN title's 'may' with 'may not' and it is exactly the same thing.
2. Especially if you consider the original title is How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things. There is nothing concrete in there.
3. It you read that quote again it is a very carefully worded and cherrypicked piece of data, something that is very common in AI hype articles. Without the actual numbers it is also meaningless.
Again, it is only my interpretation that the article is disingenuous, feel free to disagree.
- Ensorceled 6y agoBut the quote, IF TRUE, supports the title. You are claiming the quote implies the opposite. I also think the article is overblown even though I agree that AI shapes peoples behaviours in ways that is manipulative, but your original critique is illogical.
- a_imho 6y agoYes. I claim it is textbook weasel wording. Which to me sends the opposite message. Call it illogical if you will. No, the statement can be true and does not support the title. Say we have X AI offered goods and Y traditional promotions where |X| >> |Y|. Then it is not surprising more people buy AI offered goods. The statement remains true, but not what it wants to imply. Also we do not know other factors about the goods, say Xs are popular while Ys are not, they are not controlled for. Literally apples to oranges.