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Feels like every product person in the software industry replaced their whole toolbelt with a hammer and is now on the hunt for nails.

• yonatan8070 2y ago
  Yesterday I saw a TV ad for an AI Powered air conditioner that supposedly sets the temperature itself... what? How would the AI (whatever that might mean) inside possibly know what the current occupants of a room prefer?
  • andsoitis 2y ago
    > How would the AI (whatever that might mean) inside possibly know what the current occupants of a room prefer? This isn’t as weird as you think. Best thermostats do something similar: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9247510?hl=en https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9247510?hl=en
    • yonatan8070 2y ago
      Huh So maybe it's not as pointless as it first seems Calling it "AI" is a bit disingenuous, like calling the auto brightness feature "AI"
      • wkat4242 2y ago
        Yeah it's just a pretty simple algorithm. When it constantly listens for us saying stuff like "oh it's cold" and grabbing a blanket and reacting, yeah that would be AI. I definitely don't trust Google with that kind of info though!!
  • whoevenknows 2y ago
    “One of the smartest features of the Breathe-o-Smart is that it cannot possibly go wrong. So. No worries on that score. Enjoy your breathing now, and have a nice day.” https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_technology_in_the_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Breathe-o-Smart https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_technology_in_th...
  • wkat4242 2y ago
    AI is the new blockchain :P a lot of hype an nonsense marketing.