I’m not sure if the author noticed, but the intent of the commercials is to be humorous. If the image of a middle aged man writing an email like he’s in middle school didn’t tip the author off, I’m not sure what will.
Also, those ads showing different AIs acting like HAL but saying "the future doesn't have to be scary" are terrifying. In one the woman is locked in her house by her AI-bot, and uses a menacing tone, doesn't let her leave until she grabs her water bottle. In another, a man is in a self-driving car, which changes routes and takes him to a surprise birthday party. It is NOT a leap to go from these to hearing actual cases where "woman is trapped in her apartment and dies in a fire because the AI wouldn't unlock her door (or AI died first in the fire)", or "self-driving Tesla is hacked by the cartel/abusive ex and drives passenger to their death." I want NO part of the future they are selling.
It doesn't even need to be a conversation. Humans forget things.
"Oh damn, I forgot! Let's grab dinner tonight!" or w/e, that's all people need.
Most AI in a nutshell right now.
The face she makes when walking away from her family ... imagine being married to that.
The birthday one was in no way meant to be humorous.
May have missed the mark for many, but the scenario depicted is certainly intended to be funny. "Oh shit, we said no presents but the kids did some!"
- "we said no gifts" - right... so you're the only one who actually followed that? Well, bad luck!
- usually it's the husband forgetting the wife's birthday, not the other way around.
- ...and finally, I'd like to quote Jesus himself: "He who is without sin can cast the first stone" - this ad (and the others) show situations most of us have been in, so they're at least relatable.
To me they looked bleak, depressing and evocative of a culture that views giving respect to other people as an annoyance that needs an app to make it go away.
From the bicycle of the mind to the tricycle of the mind.
How narcissism is an American disease and it's spreading fast do to companies like Apple, Facebook and online dating learning how to profit off it.
I think the only way to not be aware of this trend is to be american
Apple in 1997 [1]: "Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
Apple today: "Very Victorian, which I loved."
[1] https://thebrandhopper.com/2023/08/20/apple-top-commercials-...
I wonder how much of (people self diagnosing themselves with) autism is actually related to other circumstances like lack of media literacy, lack of familiarity with social circles/norms (or lack of cultural knowledge)
The Ubuntu ad is not bad certainly but it is meh, and where it lacks is where it goes on the tech mode.