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This project is cringe and I really hope we see less stuff like this

by nylonstrung 1mo ago

souvlakee 1mo ago
Why?
nusl 1mo ago
I hope we see fewer comments like this that aren't shitting on projects that you have no stake in anyway
- StilesCrisis 1mo ago
  This is a business--they have cloud and a sales team.
  - nusl 1mo ago
    Fair. I'll rm the personal project bit
  - stavros 1mo ago
    Eh, so what? It's whimsical and fun, and it's better if more things like this exist in the world than not.
    - mcmcmc 1mo ago
      They’re literally reusing IP from The Office. It’s clearly not parody, and they directly reference the show. It’s one thing for a joke project to do that. They are attempting to profit off someone else’s creative work. And not even in the roundabout way AI does.
      - StilesCrisis 1mo ago
        Not even in a clever way. The bots don't actually seem to carry any personality traits; they're just ways to label <session_0001> and <session_0002>. I won't accept it as an Office parody if Dwight can work well with others.
      - qup 1mo ago
        Legally, I agree. Morally, I think it's totally wild to care if some totally unrelated real world thing gets named after a twenty+ year old cultural icon of a TV show as an homage. They're attempting to profit off their business. The office thing is a theme.
        mcmcmc 1mo ago
        I can’t imagine having so little empathy that you can’t put yourself in the shoes of the creator of the IP. They didn’t even bother to tweak the characters. It’s not “inspired by” or riffing on a theme, it’s a straight ripoff being used to market some AI product. Do you think anyone who created The Office would want to be associated with AI, something that’s threatening to drive them out of a job? What pisses me off the most is it’s just so damn lazy.
        StilesCrisis 1mo ago
        Honestly, making Ricky Gervais upset might be the most redeeming thing in this product.
        qup 1mo ago
        No man, if it's a "straight ripoff", it would be a TV show. Not an programming application.
        mcmcmc 1mo ago
        Right, because a Temu backpack with Darth Vader on it isn’t ripping off Star Wars either And not everyone on the internet is a man
corvettez0606 1mo ago
The next steps in innovation will occur at the harness level. Why not have some fun while we’re at it?
yeodev 1mo ago
I wouldn't call it cringe but I don't think it adds a lot of value, distracts me even more & even pulls unnecessary resources I'd guess? but if people need some tamagochis to look at while their AI is working, maybe it makes sense
dcc635 1mo ago
That you, Stanley?
ghusto 1mo ago
People who who "cringe" as an adjective are cringeworthy, and I hope we hear less from them.
lbreakjai 1mo ago
Calm down Angela.
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This project is cringe and I really hope we see less stuff like this

souvlakee 1mo ago

Why?

nusl 1mo ago

I hope we see fewer comments like this that aren't shitting on projects that you have no stake in anyway

StilesCrisis 1mo ago
This is a business--they have cloud and a sales team.
- nusl 1mo ago
  Fair. I'll rm the personal project bit
- stavros 1mo ago
  Eh, so what? It's whimsical and fun, and it's better if more things like this exist in the world than not.
  - mcmcmc 1mo ago
    They’re literally reusing IP from The Office. It’s clearly not parody, and they directly reference the show. It’s one thing for a joke project to do that. They are attempting to profit off someone else’s creative work. And not even in the roundabout way AI does.
    - StilesCrisis 1mo ago
      Not even in a clever way. The bots don't actually seem to carry any personality traits; they're just ways to label <session_0001> and <session_0002>. I won't accept it as an Office parody if Dwight can work well with others.
    - qup 1mo ago
      Legally, I agree. Morally, I think it's totally wild to care if some totally unrelated real world thing gets named after a twenty+ year old cultural icon of a TV show as an homage. They're attempting to profit off their business. The office thing is a theme.
      - mcmcmc 1mo ago
        I can’t imagine having so little empathy that you can’t put yourself in the shoes of the creator of the IP. They didn’t even bother to tweak the characters. It’s not “inspired by” or riffing on a theme, it’s a straight ripoff being used to market some AI product. Do you think anyone who created The Office would want to be associated with AI, something that’s threatening to drive them out of a job? What pisses me off the most is it’s just so damn lazy.
        StilesCrisis 1mo ago
        Honestly, making Ricky Gervais upset might be the most redeeming thing in this product.
        qup 1mo ago
        No man, if it's a "straight ripoff", it would be a TV show. Not an programming application.
        mcmcmc 1mo ago
        Right, because a Temu backpack with Darth Vader on it isn’t ripping off Star Wars either And not everyone on the internet is a man

corvettez0606 1mo ago

The next steps in innovation will occur at the harness level. Why not have some fun while we’re at it?

yeodev 1mo ago

I wouldn't call it cringe but I don't think it adds a lot of value, distracts me even more & even pulls unnecessary resources I'd guess? but if people need some tamagochis to look at while their AI is working, maybe it makes sense

dcc635 1mo ago

That you, Stanley?

ghusto 1mo ago

People who who "cringe" as an adjective are cringeworthy, and I hope we hear less from them.

lbreakjai 1mo ago

Calm down Angela.

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