The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
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The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
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Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#2Seeing so many ads for them was an immediate red flag for me. Clearly they were trying to milk more sign ups out of their promise before people started to realize it was a joke.
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#3As with most problems that can use Machine Learning (I am assuming this specific subfield of AI since they talk of the website 'adapting') the objective needs to be have a reasonable and realistic scope. The video is too vague/high-level to understand what that is.
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#4I don't use the grid, but got intrigued by their ads, and it's tech that exists now applied well. Add a photo? They'll crop it unevenly to keep the subject in the picture. Using it as a background? They'll make it less attention gathering using filters.
Yes, the term AI is overused, but they're not say, Redding University lying about the turing test. They're describing computers anticipating a need and taking measures to help meet that need, which to lay persons is very much 'artificial intelligence'.
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#5Watching the latest video[0] on their youtube channel, it looks very similar to Squarespace or Medium. There doesn't seem to be any kind of AI or anything like that. Just an app to make blog posts with.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vDJZ-QufBQ
Edit: and here is the final result http://myothercamera.is/
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#6Anyone remember n-generate? This looks to be about the same thing a decade ahead. Honestly I kind of unironically miss that thing because with a little nudging it made okay-decent CD-covers with absolutely no effort. https://web.archive.org/web/20031119211244/http://n-generate...
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#7Are there any websites out there made with The Grid for us to peruse?
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#8I don't use the grid, but got intrigued by their ads, and it's tech that exists now applied well. Add a photo? They'll crop it unevenly to keep the subject in the picture. Using it as a background? They'll make it less attention gathering using filters. Yes, the term AI is overused, but they're not say, Redding University lying about the turing test. They're describing computers anticipating a need and taking measure…
Add a photo? They'll crop it unevenly to keep the subject in the picture. Using it as a background? They'll make it less attention gathering using filters.
Aren't these usually called "presets" rather than "artificial intelligence"?
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#9curious. I thought "the grid" was about using a constraint solver + A/B testing to optimize websites for arbitrary metrics - pageviews or sales or whatever. the "AI" marketing makes some sense in that context, at least.
Re: The Grid: Certainly Misguided, Probably a Scam
#10The people behind TheGrid are also the same people behind Grid Stylesheets, which uses an implementation of the cassowary constraint system to facilitate web layout: https://gridstylesheets.org/
Grid Stylesheets are actually a pretty compelling approach and it was well-received here when they first shared it with HN. While the claims about machine learning and AI are arguably eyeroll-worthy, there's definitely some non-trivial engineering powering their service. They aren't peddling vaporware and it's not a scam.
I don't think OP's knee-jerk reaction here is fair—and it certainly doesn't seem to be based on an evaluation of the actual technology in question.