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Re: Berd

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Post by nylonstrung »

It's actively unhelpful even for the most "non-technical" of users to further anthropomorphize LLMs and "agentic" workflows that boil down to moving plaintext around

The design is cute but this is an abstraction that simply has no reason to exist, and is the opposite of what better UX looks

Re: Berd

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Post by omeysalvi »

Keeping aside the functionality of the app, the vibe of the web page and those mascots is NOT IT. They are unsettling and creepy

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Post by rw2 »

omeysalvi wrote: post #3

Keeping aside the functionality of the app, the vibe of the web page and those mascots is NOT IT. They are unsettling and creepy

You can love it or hate it but it's unforgettable

Re: Berd

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Post by sixtyj »

omeysalvi wrote: post #3

Keeping aside the functionality of the app, the vibe of the web page and those mascots is NOT IT. They are unsettling and creepy

Creepy and cringe is recent mega trend. I feel like early 90s and its pseudo-cyber-punk.

Nevertheless, Berd’s homepage is like Teletubbies and Thomas The Tank Engine have babies :)

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Post by dkdbejwi383 »

omeysalvi wrote: post #3

Keeping aside the functionality of the app, the vibe of the web page and those mascots is NOT IT. They are unsettling and creepy

I think that's the point, no? The page is light on text but appears to be some kind of weird art project making fun of the inane "helpful and friendly" personas given to LLM chatbots
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