What do you think of using it to just keep contacts warm?

Maybe I’m not typical, but if I get constant messages from a business I get annoyed and stop doing business with them, or never start. If it’s an automated message without a real person behind it, that’s even worse. 1 or 2 of those and I’m done, and I’ll tell everyone I know they spam every number they get.

There is no faster way to erode trust and burn a bridge with me than sending me unsolicited automated messages, emails, or letters.

I signed up for a newsletter once, and after a few of them went unread, I got an email that said they noticed I wasn’t reading, so they unsubscribed me, and said if I wanted to keep getting them, I could sign back up when ready, and no further messages would be sent. I respected the hell out of that move. That’s a person/company I want to do business with, because they respected me, my time, and my inbox. They didn’t just say it, they showed it with their actions. This is in contrast to nearly every other business that sends me their newsletter even when I explicitly uncheck the box. Companies that do this (most of them) make me want to revert to buying everything at brick and mortar stores using cash.

If the big end goal for AI is automating marketing and sales messages… I’d be happy to burn it all to the ground right now. I don’t get offended by much, but I find this concept offensive as a consumer.

I completely agree with you! What I’m thinking of is generating conversation starters using AI to maintain networks (especially professional contacts). What do you think of using something like this? Not marketing messages, but personalised conversation starters/brainstorms.

I sometimes ask Copilot for an opinion about something I wrote. I also find it helpful when I am struggling to find the right word, sometimes it scores a direct hit, usually it doesn't, but it is helpful.

Hmm I agree with these criticisms tbh, I’m trying to create a tool that makes the responses more human like but still learning.