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‘AI is no longer optional’ — Microsoft admits AI doesn’t help at work (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 3 days ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] miguel@fedia.io 22 points 3 days ago

AI is so ridiculous. I literally asked copilot (ms's ai) to recommend books to me based on some books I like... and most of them didn't exist.

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

AI isn't optional + AI doesn't help at work = it's okay to slack off at work if you can blame AI

[–] Architeuthis@awful.systems 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not really possible in an environment were the most useless person you know keeps telling everyone how AI made him twelve point eight times more productive, especially when in hearing distance from the management.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 10 points 3 days ago

WE HAD THAT PRECISE FUCKING GUY

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis

Why would I want to use something that can create problems like this?

[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The funniest part is Elon Musk and friends have chatbot psychosis and nobody can tell them.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

generous doses of ketamine probably don't help either

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