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Re:I Received an AI Email by bowsamic on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @03:48AM (#40863720)
What is "just slop" though? A spam advert for a product is still an advert for a product. Therefore it's not just semantic noise, it is still an advert for a product, and therefore his point is invalid: there is an ROI and people will continue to be employed to do it
Re:I Received an AI Email by TeMPOraL on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @04:38AM (#40863978)
> A spam advert for a product is still an advert for a product. Therefore it's not just semantic noise, it is still an advert for a product

Ergo slop and semantic noise.

Companies that used adverts which weren't noise went out of business long ago.

Re:I Received an AI Email by bowsamic on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @06:46AM (#40864694)
Adverts have semantic content, they aren't noise.
Re:I Received an AI Email by ryandrake on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:09AM (#40866709)
Let's just call it slop then. Peak HN: Another conversation is logjammed by nitpicking the precise definition of a word rather than discussing the overall point.
Re:I Received an AI Email by bowsamic on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:12AM (#40866735)
Except I am still discussing the point: the companies won't stop getting an ROI because "slop" still produces an ROI, even if people know it's slop, because it isn't contentless noise, it has semantic content.

Just because you and the others don't understand what point I'm making doesn't mean the conversation is "logjammed". I am still discussing the overall point, you just don't see it.

Re:I Received an AI Email by ryandrake on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @11:16AM (#40866796)
For the record I agree with you--just pointing out a silly, but common, HN pattern.