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Google and Microsoft probably already have the keys to 90%+ of all email comms. They probably already use them to train AI. It is well known that the Enron ema

by edent 2y ago

Google and Microsoft probably already have the keys to 90%+ of all email comms. They probably already use them to train AI. It is well known that the Enron emails were used to train early AIs * https://qz.com/work/1546565/the-emails-that-brought-down-enron-still-shape-our-daily-lives https://qz.com/work/1546565/the-emails-that-brought-down-enr... * https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~enron/ https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~enron/ But, if it is one of the best comms protocols, why then do people flock to WhatsApp, Slack, and other non-email products?

n4r9 2y ago
> why then do people flock to WhatsApp, Slack, and other non-email products? One reason is that corporations are extremely good at hijacking attention and stimulating addictive areas of the brain. There are various definitions of "best" here, ranging from "efficient" to "what people will flock to".
quesera 2y ago
> why then do people flock to UI and delivery latency. I think both are fixable but the latter is more difficult.