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'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells (apnews.com)
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Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.

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[–] 15 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Because money. As long as you have those two magic letters in your pitch deck, investors will just pour absurd amounts of money into your project.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    I don't understand how these investors think this shit is worth anything when consumers clearly don't want it.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    But AI is the future! If you don't have AI in your product, you're behind competition!

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Investors clearly live in a different world.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    100% can confirm.. my tiny employer is sinking tons of man hours into AI.

    Does it solve business any need? Nope. But AI!

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