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submitted 7 months ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.

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[-] Bazell@lemmy.zip 18 points 7 months ago

AI doorbell... Why? Just why?

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 15 points 7 months ago

Because money. As long as you have those two magic letters in your pitch deck, investors will just pour absurd amounts of money into your project.

[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 months ago

I don't understand how these investors think this shit is worth anything when consumers clearly don't want it.

[-] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 7 months ago

But AI is the future! If you don't have AI in your product, you're behind competition!

[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

Investors clearly live in a different world.

[-] markz@suppo.fi 5 points 7 months ago

It's all greed and fomo

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

It’s a numbers game. If you invest in 500 AI startups, but one of them becomes the next Saudi Aramco, Microsoft, or Meta, it will easily cover all the losses.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Because they think their product will finally be the one consumers care about, and they don't want someone else to get there first.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

It’s a risky investment.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Because they have so much money they are ok with a 90% fail rate.

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 months ago

100% can confirm.. my tiny employer is sinking tons of man hours into AI.

Does it solve business any need? Nope. But AI!

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

The AI startup gets money, and the new CEO gets to drive a Ferrari. That’s all that counts. Fulfilling the requests or needs of your clients is just an optional side quest.

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

Wait.. do you work for my company too? Lol

[-] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

...because it's what plants crave!

[-] elvith@feddit.org 3 points 7 months ago

If You’re an introvert and on the outside: the door bell will realize the struggle to make social contact and ring for you, no actions needed. If you’re the introvert on the inside, it will automatically decline visitors.

/s

[-] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago

And if you're a cow it'll inseminate you.

[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 7 months ago

Open the front door, Hal!

I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.

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