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[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I spent 25 years on this planet without the need for an actual Ai, I’ve used Siri when she was dumb to make quick phone calls or to turn lights off but other than that I really don’t need to know the last digit to Pi.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

It's just a tool, like a search engine or a guillotine

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

That’s good because they can’t do math anyway

[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

But but but, Daddy CEO said that RTO combined with Gen AI would mean continued, infinite growth and that we would all prosper, whether corposerf or customer!

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago

how many bags of popcorn can we eat before the other half panic, pivot hard or go out of business?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

…and the other half insists on learning the hard way.

[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 9 points 2 months ago

The other half is too deep in the shit and too proud to admit they are wrong

[–] Keener@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

As someone who works in customer support, I support this. Fuck ai.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I will note that AI customer service could be an improvement. Customer service helpline jobs are one of the worst jobs to get paid peanuts to do.

Of course, my preference is to upgrade the crap voice recognition system with an AI voice recognition system, which is way better at understanding words. The help desk jockeys can stay, as they do the real work.

[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it could be, but these guys aren't looking to replace human workers with a robust, well-trained, and properly-deployed AI, they're looking to slash and burn their labor costs with whatever they think will squeak by.

I've used Amazon's AI live chat bots a fair bit over the years and I have to say they're actually pretty good. 90% of the time they can resolve the issue themselves (at least in my experience) and faster than it would take to connect to a person. But most people don't have Amazon's budget or customer service-oriented business model.

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

Theyll use it as an excuse to say they cant find workers now because of ai and need to oursouce to a cheaper country

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

that is to say they did it and its not working.

[–] elevenbones@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thank fucking god

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Point and laugh, everyone.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Good. AI models don't have mouths to feed at home, people do.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the other half also replaced business analyst with AI

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (8 children)

If the customer support of my ISP doesn't even know what CGNAT is, but AI knows, I am actually troubled whether this is a good move or not.

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Try asking for a level 2 support tech. They'll normally pass your call to someone competent without any fuss.

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[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

AGI will destroy us before replacing us

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