Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising the price of Workspace

Re:Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising ... by ep103 on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:22AM (#42725444)

tl;dr: AI is looking to convey words. A good author is looking to efficiently convey information.

Because that's literally what it is. Its an algorithm that is continuously asking itself, 'what is the most likely word I should say next?'

Whereas an author that is intending to communicate a point, will start with an idea, write a passage to explain the idea, and then edit their passage to the minimum number of words that most precisely, accurately, and succinctly communicates that idea.

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Re:Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising ... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday January 16, 2025 @11:08AM (#42727160)

I'll always love "If I had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter."

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Re:Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising ... by p0w3n3d on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:05AM (#42739269)

The most scary thing nowadays is that a lot of people fail Reverse Turing Test. They think that the thing there (the LLM) is thinking... They say "I told chat" etc. If high-ranking people will fail the test they are able to start using AI instead of thinking, or for example impose laws using AI...

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