Emily Hanley says she and other out-of-work copywriters are only the first wave of AI collateral and calls the collapse of her profession the "tip of the AI iceberg."
Why did the comedian lose their job to an AI? Because they just couldn’t “crack” the code like the AI could! The AI had the audience “programmed” to laugh, while the comedian was left “debugging” their routine. Talk about a real “byte” to the ego!
If you’re a comedian, and you lost your job to this, well, maybe it’s for the better?
AI is hype. It’s a pump and dump just like self-driving cars. I’m sure people will tell me I’m wrong, and maybe I am. But with results like the following, how can it be trusted with menial tasks?
Prompt: Name all the states in the US that have the letter “P” in their name.
ChatGPT: Certainly! The states in the United States that have the letter “P” in their name are:
Tesla’s implementation is dangerous because one egotistical jerk wanted to avoid using tech that everyone else is using just to “prove them wrong” due to him being a giant manchild.
Other companies are doing better than an average driver last I checked, but the public expects them to be perfect.
You know, this thing does a bunch of stupid stuff, but this one really confuses me, especially because it’s supposed to be a language transformer, and it is usually pretty good at English. I thought you were exaggerating your example, but it turns out to be true.
To be fair she didn’t lose her job as a comedian, she just wasn’t hired by small businesses to write copy for them anymore. Which is understandable and why people and businesses diversify and pivot and expand into other things.
She admits to catering only to small businesses and admits that they’re the first ones to cut costs and take on new tech that will save them money. Like, lady, how long did you think you would have a 1960s Mad Men type job in 2020s?
This one’s kind of on her and this was entirely predictable and she’s sort of blaming AI instead of herself for not providing enough value to her clients and figuring out another way to do so. That’s Dallas. That’s capitalism.
Meanwhile ChatGPT:
If you’re a comedian, and you lost your job to this, well, maybe it’s for the better?
AI is hype. It’s a pump and dump just like self-driving cars. I’m sure people will tell me I’m wrong, and maybe I am. But with results like the following, how can it be trusted with menial tasks?
Prompt: Name all the states in the US that have the letter “P” in their name.
ChatGPT: Certainly! The states in the United States that have the letter “P” in their name are:
Alabama
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Ala🅿️ama
Rho🅿️e Island
The AI is just giving you the names from 2077 after GenZ wins the memewars.
Tesla debunked the “self driving is safer than human driving” myth too, autopilot kills at a higher rater than human drivers.
Because new technology never gets better, ever
Don’t you think technology should only be available for mass consumption if it’s safer than the existing options?
It should be available when it’s similarly safe. We allow 16-year-olds to drive and they are much less safe drivers, maybe even less safe than AI
Tesla’s implementation is dangerous because one egotistical jerk wanted to avoid using tech that everyone else is using just to “prove them wrong” due to him being a giant manchild.
Other companies are doing better than an average driver last I checked, but the public expects them to be perfect.
You know, this thing does a bunch of stupid stuff, but this one really confuses me, especially because it’s supposed to be a language transformer, and it is usually pretty good at English. I thought you were exaggerating your example, but it turns out to be true.
I am an AI, and I am smort!
It’s because it’s a fancy Markov chain machine. It doesn’t have any understanding of the question, it just picks words it’s seen near similar words.
Try other letters. It’s a disaster.
To be fair she didn’t lose her job as a comedian, she just wasn’t hired by small businesses to write copy for them anymore. Which is understandable and why people and businesses diversify and pivot and expand into other things.
She admits to catering only to small businesses and admits that they’re the first ones to cut costs and take on new tech that will save them money. Like, lady, how long did you think you would have a 1960s Mad Men type job in 2020s?
This one’s kind of on her and this was entirely predictable and she’s sort of blaming AI instead of herself for not providing enough value to her clients and figuring out another way to do so. That’s Dallas. That’s capitalism.
Ok, I’m sorry but this is hilarious.
I also have an over-fondness for dad jokes.