I’m convinced this is why people are so seemingly impressed with AI. It’s smarter than the average person because the average person is that ignorant. To these people these things are ungodly smart and because of the puffery they don’t feel talked down to which increases their perception of it’s intelligence; it tells them how smart and clever they are in a way no sentient entity would ever do.
Yes. Remember that these things have been largely designed and funded by companies who make their money from advertising and marketing. The purpose of advertising and marketing is to convince people of something, whether that thing is actually true or not. They are experts at it, and now they have created software designed to convince people of things, whether it is actually true or not. Then they took all the combined might of their marketing and advertising expertise and infrastructure, including the AI software itself, and set it to the task of convincing people that AI is good and is going to change the world.
And everyone was convinced. Whether it is actually true or not.
A third pound burger for the same price as a quarter pounder? Hell yeah count me in! (~1980’s me)
Instead of advertising it as “a third,” maybe they should’ve dumbed it down a bit:
“More meat, better value!”
But according to the article you linked, these third pound burgers are still available at A&W after all these years. So at least their failed marketing campaign didn’t destroy them.
AI has achieved the intelligence of the average voter
I’m convinced this is why people are so seemingly impressed with AI. It’s smarter than the average person because the average person is that ignorant. To these people these things are ungodly smart and because of the puffery they don’t feel talked down to which increases their perception of it’s intelligence; it tells them how smart and clever they are in a way no sentient entity would ever do.
Yes. Remember that these things have been largely designed and funded by companies who make their money from advertising and marketing. The purpose of advertising and marketing is to convince people of something, whether that thing is actually true or not. They are experts at it, and now they have created software designed to convince people of things, whether it is actually true or not. Then they took all the combined might of their marketing and advertising expertise and infrastructure, including the AI software itself, and set it to the task of convincing people that AI is good and is going to change the world.
And everyone was convinced. Whether it is actually true or not.
Lmao
Hey don’t insult the average voter like that. This post demonstrates that ai has achieved the dementia level of Trump.
Now ask it if 1/3 is smaller than 1/4.
A third pound burger for the same price as a quarter pounder? Hell yeah count me in! (~1980’s me)
Instead of advertising it as “a third,” maybe they should’ve dumbed it down a bit:
“More meat, better value!”
But according to the article you linked, these third pound burgers are still available at A&W after all these years. So at least their failed marketing campaign didn’t destroy them.