Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

Post by kombookcha » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 11:32 AM UTC

johnnyanmac wrote: post #156

CaptainFever wrote: post #101

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I really wish BrandShield didn't use AI as a marketing term. It just looks like it's doing a generic ctrl-F on webpages? Then things like this happen, and people think "ooh AI is bad, the bubble must burst" when this has nothing to do with that in the first place, and the real issue was that they sent a "fraud/phishing report" rather than a "trademark infringement" report. Then I also wish that people who knew better…

> and people think "ooh AI is bad, the bubble must burst" when this has nothing to do with that in the first place That haphazard branding and parroting is exactly why the bubble needs to burst. Bubbles bursting take out the gritters and rarely actually kills off all the innovation in the scene (it kills a lot, though. I'm not trying to dismiss that).

Post by jen729w » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 11:35 AM UTC

johnnyanmac wrote: post #151

raverbashing wrote: post #127

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Pro-tip: raise your prices before you need to sell your service to cover expenses

https://domainincite.com/24614-centralnic-to-pay-3-4-million... I appreciated the indie feel as well, but I can't blame someone for selling out to the tune of 7 figures when the opportunity arises.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 11:37 AM UTC

willvarfar wrote: post #126

MortyWaves wrote: post #85

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Is Lenz happy with how he operates his company?

The GP says they were acquired a few years ago. So the question should be if Lenz is happy with how those who brought his company are now running it? Of course that is not the kind of question that a founder should ever answer candidly on the internet :)

Post by edent » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 11:38 AM UTC

rsynnott wrote: post #176

edent wrote: post #122

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> I'm not trying to be a corporate bootlicker Perhaps it comes naturally ;) No, but seriously, you may be giving them a bit too much benefit of the doubt. There's a little more context here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42364033 Note the "fraud and phishing" complaint. Like, I don't see _any_ way to get to that from what's going on, and of course registrars (correctly) take such complaints far more seriously…

Post by stevoski » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 11:40 AM UTC

acka wrote: post #163

CaptainFever wrote: post #123

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It's possible they were using LLMs (or even just traditional ML algorithms) to choose if a certain webpage was fraud/phishing instead of mere trademark infringement, though. In this case it makes sense that one would be angry that a sapient being didn't first check if the report was accurate before sending it off.

More than the hypothetical risk of Earth being consumed by a paperclip-making machine, I believe the real and present danger in the use of ML and AI technology lies in humans making irresponsible decisions about where and how to apply these technologies. For example, in my country, we are still dealing with the fallout from a decision made over a decade ago by the Tax Department. They used a poorly designed ML algori…