Software Has Eaten The Media
We recorded 4 claims from this post. 4 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (4)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Causal claim
“This decision is one made to satisfy investors — a way of showing that Google is integrating artificial intelligence to "push the boundaries of where we need to go" according to Sundar Pichai, who I do not believe ever uses Google Assistant.”
Our reading: Google's decision to replace Google Assistant with Gemini was made to satisfy investors, as a way of showing that Google is integrating artificial intelligence.
No horizon
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Causal claim
“And I think it's because Microsoft isn't actually interested in users liking or using the product, but in showing the markets a new button that computer manufacturers can put on laptops that suggests that it is still innovative.”
Our reading: Microsoft promotes Copilot to signal innovation to markets rather than because it cares about users liking or using it.
No horizon
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Rhetoric
“In a logical tech economy, one would be terrified that so many bets have been made on such shaky ground, but we're in the Rot Economy, where an unsustainable product with few clear use cases can burn billions of dollars and fuel our climate crisis because the tech industry has run out of fucking ideas.”
Our reading: In the Rot Economy, unlike a logical tech economy where so many bets on shaky ground would be terrifying, an unsustainable product with few clear use cases (generative AI) can burn billions of dollars and fuel the climate crisis because the tech industry has run out of ideas.
No horizon
Scope: we're in the Rot Economy
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Causal claim
“I think the tech industry's (and venture capital’s) obsession with artificial intelligence is a symptom of rot, where products are created based on analytics and guesswork rather than actually thinking about what a customer might want.”
Our reading: The tech industry's and venture capital's obsession with AI is a symptom of the Rot Economy rather than of customer-driven product thinking.
No horizon
Held from this post (1)
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