I have been working on this idea of a curators only social media. where instead of algorithms delivering you content, you follow people whose taste you appreciate. The original idea came from having your own "tv station". If you think about what cable tv is, it's basically a 24 hour block that the station manager could decide what to put on. Station managers with good taste (and perhaps deep pockets) could put on consistently great content. Like, it was actually nice to watch Comedy Central or Cartoon Network at some point. So I had this idea to build a website where you get a timeline where you can add youtube videos that you think are important and they will play during the day when you set them up to play. So a person could watch your channel and watch whatever you wanted to be on at that time. Everything would be curated instead of algorithmically delivered. I guess it's not a novel idea, but I haven't put it all together yet, i have been just working on this repo: https://github.com/mnky9800n/timeline-tv-studio
Is there a no-AI audience?
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#22> Well, good luck finding that setting buried several menus deep within their interface. Howcome noone ever solved this problem? After all these years of UI evolution. It still mostly sucks to find the setting you need to change something that bothers you. There are no suggestions to customize your experience right there when it happens. How about giving user opportunity to reply with a frowny face (or Thanks, I hate…
> After all these years of UI evolution. It still mostly sucks to find the setting you need to change something that bothers you.
In Windows 95 there sometimes was a `?` in the title bar, and you could click on things, and help would be shown.
Not a stretch of the imagination that it could a) document how to tune things and b) give you a link to jump straight to where to tune those things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxurwDW8Bto
But with yearly iterations it's a humongous task to have all these little tidbits of documentation stay consistent across time.
Re: Is there a no-AI audience?
#23> [...] a growing number of companies have diminished the concept of opt-in by choice, it is now being turned into opt-in by default. The term for "opt-in by default" is "opt-out".
In context I wouldn't assume so. An opt-in experience assumes someone has provided proactive, affirmative consent. An opt-out experience assumes no such consent.
By saying "opt-in by default," author is making the subtle point that positive, affirmative consent is assumed - not just that the features are literally on by default.
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#24I have been working on this idea of a curators only social media. where instead of algorithms delivering you content, you follow people whose taste you appreciate. The original idea came from having your own "tv station". If you think about what cable tv is, it's basically a 24 hour block that the station manager could decide what to put on. Station managers with good taste (and perhaps deep pockets) could put on con…
Wouldn't just sharing bookmarks be more usable / efficient than forcing a time when they are played (and might not match others timezone or schedules - say I want to follow someone at the other side of the planet because I like their tastes)?
Asked differently, what does the TV channel-like model brings to the table?
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#25As more waves of layoffs happen due to AI, there will likely be a growing market for "No AI" products, especially given how nasty some of the C suite are being about that short-sighted "unemploying humanity" objective they are being explicit about.
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#26There is a no-AI audience because "AI" is now associated to jumping on the latest bandwagon for no discernible reason (and if there's a reason, it's usually for getting VC money). And price increases as a bonus. There is a no-AI audience because vendors turn this crap on by default and I don't know where my data (which may not even belong to me but to a customer!) goes. "AI" is the new Clippy. Except MS didn't charge…
Yes, yes they did charge. The price was an agonizing wrenching feeling, as yet another small piece of your soul disappeared, each time you saw it.
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#27You see all of those HN posts asking where one can buy a “dumb” non-smart TV? That’s the future of software.
We're remodeling our kitchen, and for some reason so many stoves come with wifi and bluetooth.
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#28To flip that around, is there any data to show that people *want* AI put into the existing products and services they use?
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#29There is a no-AI audience because "AI" is now associated to jumping on the latest bandwagon for no discernible reason (and if there's a reason, it's usually for getting VC money). And price increases as a bonus. There is a no-AI audience because vendors turn this crap on by default and I don't know where my data (which may not even belong to me but to a customer!) goes. "AI" is the new Clippy. Except MS didn't charge…
It's also synonymous with bad art, bad writing, climate irresponsibility, and hallucination. The problem is, people want to do the least amount of work possible and go home at 5, so they're all too happy to use the tech that their employer is forcing down their throats.
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#30As more waves of layoffs happen due to AI, there will likely be a growing market for "No AI" products, especially given how nasty some of the C suite are being about that short-sighted "unemploying humanity" objective they are being explicit about.
I recently confirmed that people have been fired this year for not using AI products in their work. The exec's reasoning: it's like hiring a carpenter that refuses to use power tools.
Never mind that the analogy makes little sense. We're not in the realm of enhancing labour power with additional tools to make us more productive. We're deep into alienation and exploitation. All of this added productivity and you'll continue working the same hours or more while your colleagues are laid off and let go. No labourer will see the additional profits from this increased, "productivity." Those let go aren't going to be protected from losing their homes and careers.