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Amazon’s “magical” AI grocery store technology exposed—it was actually 1,000 Indians…
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| April 3, 2024
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Posted on 04/04/2024 3:28:05 AM PDT by Adder
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AI=Anonymous Indians. Too funny...
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:28:05 AM PDT
by
Adder
To: Adder
It's also funny that comments at source indicate that some people believe this story and are calling for Amazon to go to prison.
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:33:26 AM PDT
by
RoosterRedux
(A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
To: Adder
I don’t remember the name of the short story in an old sci-fi magazine but it was about a huge wall of computers which could answer any question. The computer answered with a print-out.
Of course, behind the computer was a compartment with a laconic guy and a typewriter.
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:34:47 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
I had a couple of pleasant conversations with Indian tech support, and one thing I’ve noticed they’re very pleasant to talk to and they have a hard time getting off the phone. For instance if you say “have a good day” they come back with a like response and maybe some more and you answer that, and they answer that, and you answer that and they answer that... it takes a long time to end the call. I usually tell them that I have to get back to work now and thank you very much and of course they respond with thank you very much and I hope that you’re... it must be cultural.
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:43:23 AM PDT
by
Clutch Martin
("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
To: \/\/ayne
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:47:04 AM PDT
by
Track9
(If you want to know about human nature, read a power tool user manual. )
To: Clutch Martin
...and they identify themselves “Bert” or “Janet”
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posted on
04/04/2024 3:49:37 AM PDT
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good. )
To: Adder
To: \/\/ayne
I think that would make for a great Halloween or April Fool’s gag for an IT group.
Have some team wheel out an old-timey workstation with a monitior, keyboard, printer, and some sort of mysterious box with wires hooking everything up. The older the better.
Describe the device as an early failed AI project from [year] that had to be shelved because the company [lost millions] trying to [get it to work/market].
Invite people to ask it questions and receive answers via printout/readout.
In reality, it’s just a wireless connection to somebody (or group!) in the building waiting for questions and giving specious [but amusing, almost right, and work-safe] answers.
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posted on
04/04/2024 4:04:59 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Clutch Martin
Sounds line a way to hang on to pleasant call and avoid a bad one.
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posted on
04/04/2024 4:06:25 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Adder
I’ve wondered if some of these things being called AI were really just older computer technology using a database. Now it turns out that it could even be that a gazillion low paid offshore contractors might be called AI.
To: Adder
Is this a satire site? It’s difficult to tell these days.
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posted on
04/04/2024 4:18:58 AM PDT
by
Blennos
( Byaasea)
To: Clutch Martin
I’ve experienced the same. This tells me they are paid by the hour, not per call.
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posted on
04/04/2024 4:22:20 AM PDT
by
Blennos
( Byaasea)
To: kinsman redeemer
In our household, we refer to them as Bob from India
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:02:04 AM PDT
by
Maskot
(Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
To: Adder
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:17:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: RoosterRedux
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:18:50 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:19:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: All
Yawn.......just another way for Kamala to enlarge her voter
base.......remember....Biden appointed Kamala as the AI czar
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:31:32 AM PDT
by
Liz
(This then is how we should pray: Our Father wIho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
To: \/\/ayne
There was a MAD magazine story many, many years ago when computers were used for the first time to predict elections. When the election was over, you saw what was inside the mighty RCA computer; a guy, a bottle, and a dartboard.
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:39:09 AM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
(When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
To: Blennos
LOL, I get that nowadays...but this is indeed a joke, and they say so right off the bat, which I appreciated.
Otherwise, I look at it and think “Is this the Babylon Bee?”
Satire is nearly impossible today, as it is far too close to reality.
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:39:45 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
To: Adder
Amazon phone support ("agent please") has been exception for me, in stark contrast to Comcast (monopoly). The "AI" here sounds like
https://answers.microsoft.com , and which often fails to solve dilemmas and locks the forums.
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posted on
04/04/2024 5:44:56 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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