ElleGray ,
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just called ai "the mediocrity machine" in a meeting and a tech bro is twitching so hard he can't even plug this into the mediocrity machine so it can tell him how to respond

berniethewordsmith ,
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I just saw @ElleGray calling AI the "mediocrity machine" and I think it's beautiful

https://mstdn.social/@ElleGray/112599072820751080

kingdomkrumb ,
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@berniethewordsmith @ElleGray I knew it! The mediocrity machine is designed to replace me.

ElleGray OP ,
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@kingdomkrumb @berniethewordsmith oh, damn. I hadn't considered this lol

Uglesett ,
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@ElleGray I'm stealing that.

Works well in Norwegian as well, come to think of it. "Middelmådighetsmaskin".

ElleGray OP ,
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@Uglesett haha well I'm stealing this ⬆️

ovan ,
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@ElleGray @Uglesett Would work in Dutch as well: middelmatigheidsmachine

Cacotopos ,
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@ElleGray So. Good.

davidcorbett ,
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@ElleGray many of u taking now days like u are in the programming the machine with glitches and on off switches vireses that can overwelm u change who n what u are

peruvianidol ,
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@ElleGray that was his nickname in college.

sass ,
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@ElleGray @dangillmor "mediocrity" is generous

I consider my self a mediocre cook and would never suggest glue on pizza 🤷‍♂️

ttmevans ,
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@ElleGray Love it. I just keep muttering GIGO.

ArneBab ,
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@ElleGray that’s still a positive take. Most of the internet is filled with low-grade bullshit — just not too bad to make money — and this is what AI plagiarizes.

coyoty ,
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@ArneBab @ElleGray Sturgeon's law.

nini ,
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@ElleGray I've long said LLMs are basically the unearned confidence of a mediocre white man coded into software.

monsoonrains ,
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@ElleGray This is genius.

sgf ,
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@ElleGray Oh, "the mediocrity machine" is painfully accurate.

I mostly see AI being used now by those who can't reach "mediocre" otherwise, or would happily go for "mediocre, but cheaper" over "good".

It just cuts to the core of the current situation.

gilgwath ,
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@ElleGray You win the internet for today!

GabeMoralesVR ,
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@ElleGray tell him "we covered markov chains in intro to comp sci" and watch him really boil lol

nantucketebooks ,
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@ElleGray "The mediocrity machine", I like that.

johnrohde ,

@ElleGray @dangillmor Wonderful description of ai.

argonaut ,
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@ElleGray it is a more precise definition than you probably think.

it also speaks volumes of us from how taken we are by it and how much attention we dedicate to it.

anne_twain ,
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@ElleGray Oh, good for you. Do keep it up.
This report "Disruptions on the horizon" by the Canadian Government lists "People not knowing what's true or false" as an imminent threat to the nation. Also "AI develops rapidly and its usage becomes pervasive. Society cannot keep up, and people do not widely understand where and how it is being used."

Holds true for the rest of the world.

https://horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disruptions/#Prominentdisruptions

c_merriweather ,
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@ElleGray AI: Something about a monkey with a typewriter and infinite time producing a Shakespeare play. Thanks, no thanks.🙈🙉🙊

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

eborisch ,
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@ElleGray @dangillmor I’m pushing for “Regurgitative AI” to better represent what this generation of “Generative” actually does.

coyoty ,
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@eborisch @ElleGray @dangillmor "Degenerative".

berniethewordsmith ,
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@ElleGray Please let us know if there is more 🍿🍿🍿🍿

18+ fcktheworld587 ,
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@ElleGray if AI is the mediocrity machine, I'll have to find a new name for my penis. Maybe the disappointment device lol

bootlessbuck ,
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@ElleGray I have trouble wrapping my head around the mindset of a person proudly proclaiming their complete reliance on AI. I’m always thinking, “bro, this didn’t exist a year ago, what have you been doing up until now? Do you really want to broadcast that you’re useless?”

Use AI as a tool, sure. But if that’s all a person has in their toolbelt, 😬.

Hudson ,
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@ElleGray I’m as excited about AI as I am about crypto.

amiserabilist ,
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@ElleGray

"AI is a lying machine made out of crimes." --Alex Falcone

gulthaw ,
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@ElleGray as someone who loves IT and has worked on it for almost 30 years, I know my colleagues see me as a "tech bro".
Nothing further from the truth!! As I usually say "I've worked as a programmer, I know the shit they would like me to put there, I wouldn't touch it with a six feet pole"

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