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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

It's not "popular" organically, it's being forced on us by people who are invested in the technology. The chatbots are being shoved into everything because they want to make them profitable despite being money holes, not because people want it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    And even if they do succeed in producing something useful. If you become dependent on a megacorp's AI to do your job, why shouldn't they charge you half your salary for the privilege?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    That's what the boosters aren't talking about.

    The chatbots are not profitable. They'll need to charge way more for usage at some point to actually make money; at some point investors are going to demand returns on their investments, and that's going to come out of user's pockets.

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