Facebook's 'delightful' AI Clippy the Paperclip creeps into Messenger Facebook's first practical attempt to implement machine learning blew up badly. After suffering a 70 per cent failure rate, the Messenger Bot was redesigned to provide a potentially useful menu driven service. This week Facebook introduced M, a Siri or Alexa-like AI assistant into Facebook Messenger, hoping it will fare better …
... or Amazons refinement filters
I have a document with "unGoogleable" queries which seems to be growing exponentially. Thus reinforcing my assertion (which I get paid for) that the internet is drowning in shit.
Also applies to the spooks, by the way. Good luck finding anything of value in there ....
And the search engines aren't helping when they decide that you've mis-spelled something or that what you're really interested in is actually something else, or when it starts to return random rubbish related to one of your search terms when you would really most sincerely rather prefer that it return no results for your carefully-crafted query. Sometimes one feels safer knowing that there are no musical groups comprised of alto clarinets, bagpipes, banjos, and violas.
And the search engines aren't helping when they decide that you've mis-spelled something or that what you're really interested in is actually something else, or when it starts to return random rubbish related to one of your search terms when you would really most sincerely rather prefer that it return no results for your carefully-crafted query. Sometimes one feels safer knowing that there are no musical groups comprised of alto clarinets, bagpipes, banjos, and violas.
Searching for rusty trombones again?
Absolutely no.
Though it's OK if you can actually disable the snooping and the stupid bot responses. Default should be OFF.
Do Tech companies not realise that the HHGTG was NOT a blueprint for the future but a mix of satire about stupid stuff already existing and egotistical stupidly idealistic SF? Are they competing to see which is most like "The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation"?
Just like 1984 was highlighting EXISTING 1948 totalitarian states, not a blueprint for government.
Actually Machiavelli's "The Prince" might have been illustrating existing evil leaders, not a manual, though I'm not sure.
Silicon Valley / US Tech are mostly a bunch of greedy exploitive sociopaths. They are not giving us the future we wanted, but one that people like Harry Harrison warned about! (Read "To the Stars Trilogy"), or read "Shockwave Rider".
I think you missed a very good point... when you said snooping.
What it really shows is that anything you do on FB is monitored with the intent to monetize you. Everything you look at, talk about, or post is captured so that FB can then sell your information based on demographics as well as to tailor your news feed to tailor your viewpoint.
The AI is an extension of it and a constant reminder that you're their product.
Note: The flame isn't for you... but that I am agreeing with you and the flame is meant for Facebook.
exactly what I was thinking...
"It looks like you're writing a letter"
"F. Off"
"It looks like you're writing a letter"
"F... Off!"
"It looks like you're writing a letter"
"F! Off!"
"It looks like you're writing a letter"
"I'm NOT WRITING A F***ING LETTER YOU STUPID F***ING PAPERCLP!"
Classic. I just wish their other stuff had been as funny as that sequence...
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Toaster: Howdy doodly do. How's it going? I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?
Lister: Look, I don't want any toast, and he doesn't want any toast. In fact, no one around here wants any toast. Not now, not ever. No toast
Toaster: How 'bout a muffin?
Lister: Or muffins. Or muffins. We don't like muffins around here. We want no muffins, no toast, no teacakes, no buns, baps, baguettes or bagels, no croissants, no crumpets, no pancakes, no potato cakes and no hot-cross buns and definitely no smegging flapjacks.
Toaster: Aah, so you're a waffle man
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