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Yeah, but there are enough passionate anti-AI people out there that reaching out to them could be the killer marketing move of 2026. The poll is 4% Yes, 96%

Yeah, but there are enough passionate anti-AI people out there that reaching out to them could be the killer marketing move of 2026. The poll is 4% Yes, 96% No when I checked it. It's pretty clear that pro-AI marketing falls flat, see "Copilot + PC" People pushing AI might get investors today, but companies that take a stand against it might get the customers. Pick one.

minimaxir 10mo ago
If you vote Yes AI, you get a link to https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/ https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/ which references http://duck.ai/ http://duck.ai/, DDG's AI platform, and the passionate anti-AI people don't like anything AI adjacent which DDG is doing. DDG is trying to have their cake and eat it too.
- add-sub-mul-div 10mo ago
  What does having both an AI and a non-AI mode have to do with the vote not being a representative sample? Did they promote this vote exclusively to one camp or the other?
  - minimaxir 10mo ago
    Another aspect of internet polls as a marketing technique (and a poor source of representative opinion) is to implicitly encourage voters to brigade a certain option, which just increases visibility to the poll especially if it's a contentious topic. Case in point: https://bsky.app/profile/lexfeathers.ca/post/3mckp3y57d52b https://bsky.app/profile/lexfeathers.ca/post/3mckp3y57d52b
- Grimblewald 10mo ago
  Works in my books. All everyone ever wanted was transparency and a choice, and this does that. AI should be opt in, not use-it-or-else.
- freehorse 10mo ago
  As long as they dont force people eat the cake, it sounds fine?
- whattheheckheck 10mo ago
  No ai goes to it too
Grimblewald 10mo ago
I used to evangelize pro AI, but these days I am staunchly anti. Not AI specifically, but corporate involvement in any aspect of it's development or rollout. Behavior to date does not inspire confidence in competence or moral/ethical soundness. The aggressive non-consensual attempts to force it into every aspect of our lives is itself plenty of proof for the fact we cannot trust it.
- PaulHoule 10mo ago
  It's a general principle in marketing, leadership, parenting, government, etc. that people being told what to do or not having a choice, see: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-climate-policies-backfire-eroding-green.html https://phys.org/news/2025-12-climate-policies-backfire-erod... and it's the case even if people want actually want the thing!
  - gsf_emergency_6 10mo ago
    https://youtu.be/h4AnOrGOPdE https://youtu.be/h4AnOrGOPdE

minimaxir 10mo ago

If you vote Yes AI, you get a link to https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/ https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/ which references http://duck.ai/ http://duck.ai/, DDG's AI platform, and the passionate anti-AI people don't like anything AI adjacent which DDG is doing. DDG is trying to have their cake and eat it too.

add-sub-mul-div 10mo ago
What does having both an AI and a non-AI mode have to do with the vote not being a representative sample? Did they promote this vote exclusively to one camp or the other?
- minimaxir 10mo ago
  Another aspect of internet polls as a marketing technique (and a poor source of representative opinion) is to implicitly encourage voters to brigade a certain option, which just increases visibility to the poll especially if it's a contentious topic. Case in point: https://bsky.app/profile/lexfeathers.ca/post/3mckp3y57d52b https://bsky.app/profile/lexfeathers.ca/post/3mckp3y57d52b
Grimblewald 10mo ago
Works in my books. All everyone ever wanted was transparency and a choice, and this does that. AI should be opt in, not use-it-or-else.
freehorse 10mo ago
As long as they dont force people eat the cake, it sounds fine?
whattheheckheck 10mo ago
No ai goes to it too

Grimblewald 10mo ago

I used to evangelize pro AI, but these days I am staunchly anti. Not AI specifically, but corporate involvement in any aspect of it's development or rollout. Behavior to date does not inspire confidence in competence or moral/ethical soundness. The aggressive non-consensual attempts to force it into every aspect of our lives is itself plenty of proof for the fact we cannot trust it.

PaulHoule 10mo ago
It's a general principle in marketing, leadership, parenting, government, etc. that people being told what to do or not having a choice, see: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-climate-policies-backfire-eroding-green.html https://phys.org/news/2025-12-climate-policies-backfire-erod... and it's the case even if people want actually want the thing!
- gsf_emergency_6 10mo ago
  https://youtu.be/h4AnOrGOPdE https://youtu.be/h4AnOrGOPdE