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Subject: Re: Chrome browser will help you shop with AI
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 12:28:49 +0200
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On 09 Aug 2024 09:54:37 GMT, Retrograde wrote:

> From the «fuck off, AI. fuck off, Chrome, fuck off Google» department:
> Title: Chrome will let you shop with “AI”
> Author: Thom Holwerda Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:00:18 +0000 Link:
> https://www.osnews.com/story/140439/chrome-will-let-you-shop-with-ai/
> 
> 
> When you’re shopping online, you’ll likely find yourself jumping between
> multiple tabs to read reviews and research prices. It can be cumbersome
> doing all that back and forth tab switching, and online comparison is
> something we hear users want help with. In the next few weeks, starting
> in the U.S.,
> Chrome will introduce Tab compare, a new feature that presents an
> AI-generated overview of products from across multiple tabs, all in one
> place.
> 
> Imagine you’re looking for a new Bluetooth portable speaker for an
> upcoming trip, but the product details and reviews are spread across
> different pages and websites. Soon, Chrome will offer to generate a
> comparison table by showing a suggestion next to your tabs. By bringing
> all the essential details — product specs, features, price, ratings —
> into one tab, you’ll be able to easily compare and make an informed
> decision without the endless tab switching.
> ↫ Parisa Tabriz[1]
> 
> Is this really what people want from their browser, or am I just
> completely out of touch? I’m not at all convinced the latter isn’t the
> case, but this just seems like a filler feature. Is this really what all
> the AI hype is about? Is this kind of nonsense the end game we’re
> killing the planet even harder for?
> 
> Links:
> [1]:
> https://blog.google/products/chrome/google-chrome-ai-features-
august-2024-update/
> (link)

Nobody wants AI.
Well, AI company executives want AI because they are making money with it. 
AI (or what they call AI nowadays) makes everything it touches go to shit.