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I agree with your sentiment. But coming from a generative AI company that says "career development" and "communication" are among their two most popular use cas

I agree with your sentiment. But coming from a generative AI company that says "career development" and "communication" are among their two most popular use cases... That's like a tobacco company telling employees they are not permitted to smoke tobacco

radu_floricica 2y ago
Well, they probably aren't permitted to smoke tobacco indoors. I honestly fail to see even the irony. "Company that makes hammers doesn't want you to use hammers all the time". It's a tool. But if I squint, I _can_ see a mean-spirited "haha, look at those hypocrites" coming from people who enjoy tearing others down for no particular reason.
- passwordoops 2y ago
  But it's ok for Anthropic's marketing, sales and development teams to push to use case (AI for writing, communication and career development)? Even when squinting I can't see a genuine argument for why Anthrpoic shouldn't be raked over the coals for their sheer hypocrisy
  - demosthanos 2y ago
    Do you have an example of the kind of marketing or sales push for communication use cases that you're implying exists? OpenAI totally does have a huge marketing arm, but Anthropic's home page doesn't make it look like they have a very large marketing or sales department at all—it looks like it was designed by the researchers themselves.
- rfrey 2y ago
  "Company that makes hammers for nailing wood together doesn't want candidates to use hammers during their wood-nailing test."
  - vntok 2y ago
    That makes no sense. It would rather be something like this, which actually makes sense: > Company that makes hammers for nailing wood together doesn't want candidates to use hammers during their hammer-making test.
jusssi 2y ago
A brewery telling their employees to not drink the product while at work?
- darkwater 2y ago
  If only there were many jobs that mandate to drink alcohol to enhance your capabilities...
- volleygman180 2y ago
  It'd be more analogous if it were a brewery telling interviewees not to drink during the interview

radu_floricica 2y ago

Well, they probably aren't permitted to smoke tobacco indoors. I honestly fail to see even the irony. "Company that makes hammers doesn't want you to use hammers all the time". It's a tool. But if I squint, I _can_ see a mean-spirited "haha, look at those hypocrites" coming from people who enjoy tearing others down for no particular reason.

passwordoops 2y ago
But it's ok for Anthropic's marketing, sales and development teams to push to use case (AI for writing, communication and career development)? Even when squinting I can't see a genuine argument for why Anthrpoic shouldn't be raked over the coals for their sheer hypocrisy
- demosthanos 2y ago
  Do you have an example of the kind of marketing or sales push for communication use cases that you're implying exists? OpenAI totally does have a huge marketing arm, but Anthropic's home page doesn't make it look like they have a very large marketing or sales department at all—it looks like it was designed by the researchers themselves.
rfrey 2y ago
"Company that makes hammers for nailing wood together doesn't want candidates to use hammers during their wood-nailing test."
- vntok 2y ago
  That makes no sense. It would rather be something like this, which actually makes sense: > Company that makes hammers for nailing wood together doesn't want candidates to use hammers during their hammer-making test.

jusssi 2y ago

A brewery telling their employees to not drink the product while at work?

darkwater 2y ago
If only there were many jobs that mandate to drink alcohol to enhance your capabilities...
volleygman180 2y ago
It'd be more analogous if it were a brewery telling interviewees not to drink during the interview