Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging is a turnoff

Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by MyHonestOpinon on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @10:44AM (#48571253)

My washing machine also has this AI icon. Not a big deal but it makes me roll my eyes everytime I see it.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by gilleain on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @11:10AM (#48571595)

That's actually a feature that washing machines have had for a while - "generative washing" - it is where the extra odd socks come from.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by jraph on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @11:48AM (#48572139)

> extra odd socks

I have the opposite issue, can generative washing recover the lost odd socks somehow?

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by JesseTG on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @11:52AM (#48572209)

Common misconception, the socks you think you're losing are being found by other people's washers.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by a96 on Thursday June 18, 2026 @06:05AM (#48583185)

Ah, the laundry operates in L-space.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by rbonvall on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @01:20PM (#48573524)

Socks are not getting lost; they are getting compacted to keep the context window small.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by Angostura on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @11:40AM (#48572009)

My LG one has had smomething like that - a coupkle of years old. Seems quite nifty though - it tumbles the load dry for a while and alledgely uses the patterm of weight shift to determine what kind of load it is - the materials etc - and adjusts the wash accordingly

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