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Re:Show HN: Chrome extension to improve productivity with Ch... by ryanwaggoner on Friday April 07, 2023 @11:47AM (#35482914)
Yeah, it weirded me out too, but I have a little trouble identifying why. Maybe I just don't like this level of anthropomorphizing of AI?

I wonder if you could do a series of different named robots instead of people?

Re:Show HN: Chrome extension to improve productivity with Ch... by jakeprins on Friday April 07, 2023 @12:05PM (#35483157)
Good idea. Btw if you install the extension you will see that I had already replaced the human pictures with pictures on AI generated images. They are still faces, but you can clearly see that they are not real people.
Re:Show HN: Chrome extension to improve productivity with Ch... by nerdponx on Friday April 07, 2023 @12:03PM (#35483136)
Because it feels like I'm being BS'ed in some way. These are basically real-world NPCs. It's uncanny and unpleasant.
Re:Show HN: Chrome extension to improve productivity with Ch... by jakeprins on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:09AM (#35625644)
I made some updates and it's now using of robots. I'm launching the updated version on ProductHunt today: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/teamsmart-ai

Interested in hearing your thoughts.

Re:Show HN: Chrome extension to improve productivity with Ch... by jakeprins on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:07AM (#35625632)
Thank again for the feedback. I went with your idea of using images of cute robots and it indeed feels better than the realistic images. I'm launching the updated version on ProductHunt today: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/teamsmart-ai