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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14392924

WhatsApp is getting an AI chatbot because of course it is

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I am so very tired of every company nonsensically shoehorning "AI" into their software to appease shareholders and investors. Discord shut down their AI chatbot in less than a year -- take notes from that.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It also attracts users. Using fad "tech" terminology makes them feel superior than the rest. They think "Oh I'm a tech expert because I use an AI toaster".

Another good example are "gaming" web browsers. Some people actually think they're better (beyond the looks).

This is a basic marketing strategy. It actually works (just for selling nonsense, of course).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Pretty much every web browser except Firefox is just Chromium with some extra crap slapped on it, they're all functionally the same.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

And Safari. But that's hardware locked, so it's not really better - it's just not based on Chromium.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Safari is the best browser if you're running Mac hardware on battery and care about power usage.

It's just in another League when it comes to optimisation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you're on Linux, gnome-web uses the same engine as safari. And it's a mess

Safari is the new ie6

Edit: also blink (used by anything chromium) is based off WebKit (safari)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I generally agree.

Nonetheless, Vivaldi does outclass the clones.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“all the clones are the same except my clone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

What exactly are "all the clones" I know opera gx, and Vivaldi are on this list, but what other 'clones' exist?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm tired of them creating popular services and then just shitting all over them, cramming in whatever is the new hot thing instead of just letting them be.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@schizoidman

Adding ChatGPT to chat apps will save users a lot of copy/pasting, right. South Park perfectly described a use case last year.

https://youtu.be/hEk0Tas7xgE?si=jkUh9Zesb-2GoKgS

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I don't mind this at all. My friends already are not interested in anything I say so I might aswell chat with the AI like I already do with chatGPT.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think this is a easier way to interact with a chatbot than installing an extra app which behaves differently, etc. There are so many features I don't use in software but others do, so why not.

Actually this makes me think if I could use facebooks llama via matrix on element, instead needing to run it on the command line.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's nicely integrated. Also because it's on my phone there is the option to use the voice input mode of the keyboard which is a vibe. Talking with an ai feels different.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

this article and post screams "SWITCH TO SIGNAL MESSAGING RN!" to me