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Re:6 months ago, I left the bullshit industrial complex by thaumasiotes on Thursday June 27, 2024 @01:07AM (#40807441)
> That viral quote that was making the rounds, "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes."

We developed machines that would do your laundry and dishes decades ago. The current trend is to make them less and less functional over time.

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Re:6 months ago, I left the bullshit industrial complex by crucialfelix on Thursday June 27, 2024 @02:38AM (#40807949)
The focus of the joke is on the automation of creative work. The joy is in the doing. It's nonsensical to just push a button to pretend to do creative work (generating art).

Laundry and dishes is a standin for all things that technology does very well and we appreciate it for doing that for us.

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Re:6 months ago, I left the bullshit industrial complex by lukan on Thursday June 27, 2024 @02:15AM (#40807799)
You still have to load and unload the machines. Sort it, organize it. Still lot's of work.

It is just not a trivial problem, to solve.

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Re:6 months ago, I left the bullshit industrial complex by achenet on Thursday June 27, 2024 @04:44AM (#40808579)
brb, founding AI startup to solve this important, non-trivial problem via burning through large stacks of VC cash.

:DDDDDD

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