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It's like the Google Pixel ads showing how you can take a picture, and change all of the scenery with AI. Nothing is real, and you can't trust anything you see or hear. I would be pretty disappointed in my wife if she A) forgot my birthday, and B) spent 10 seconds putting together a photo collage using AI. I would expect her to feel the same. Personal and financial circumstances aside, it IS the thought that counts, and all of these ads seem to be saying it is fine to offload thinking to your trusty AI companion. It's not really humorous, it is dystopian.

Also, those ads showing different AIs acting like HAL but saying "the future doesn't have to be scary" are terrifying. In one the woman is locked in her house by her AI-bot, and uses a menacing tone, doesn't let her leave until she grabs her water bottle. In another, a man is in a self-driving car, which changes routes and takes him to a surprise birthday party. It is NOT a leap to go from these to hearing actual cases where "woman is trapped in her apartment and dies in a fire because the AI wouldn't unlock her door (or AI died first in the fire)", or "self-driving Tesla is hacked by the cartel/abusive ex and drives passenger to their death." I want NO part of the future they are selling.



I would rather my SO just tell me they forgot. Then we could have an honest conversation about why. That, I believe, is what you should do in a marriage.


>Then we could have an honest conversation about why.

It doesn't even need to be a conversation. Humans forget things.

"Oh damn, I forgot! Let's grab dinner tonight!" or w/e, that's all people need.


I don't disagree, but sometimes there could be something else going on.


In my marriage i have been slowly trying to move my birthday back one day at a time. After 3 years of effort ive successfully moved it back 1 day and my spouse still gets confused if its 1 or 2 days later, all due to my active efforts. I dont believe anyone should do this in a marriage, but they could!


I think society will take care of those dystopian feelings in time through non-tech means. Society will always adapt and people can clearly tell a gift or message that is made using AI. So if you want it to be thoughtful you will make it without AI. We are in the cusp of the next phase of growth and so we are seeing/feeling it, but in time it will become seamless


On the other side it's a good thing that there are ads teaching people that they can't trust anything they receive on their phone, because we can really receive fake images, videos, conversations.


(On the ad)

The face she makes when walking away from her family ... imagine being married to that.


>I want NO part of the future they are selling.

Most AI in a nutshell right now.




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