• SavvyWolf
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    11011 months ago

    Do people actually want this?

    Like, I know the megacorps that control our lives do (since it’s a cheap way of adding value to their products), but what about actual users? I think many see it as a novelty and a toy rather than a productivity tool. Especially when public awareness of “hallucinations” and the plight faced by artists rises.

    Kinda feels like the whole “voice controlled assistants” bubble that happened a while ago. Sure they are relatively commonplace nowadays, but nowhere near as universal as people thought they would be.

    • @[email protected]
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      9911 months ago

      Do people actually want this?

      Nope. Just like those stupid hard coded buttons on my Roku remote that I have never used.

      • EvilMonkeySlayer
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        2411 months ago

        I think it’s those stupid hard coded buttons on my remote that I accidentally press every so often then have to repeatedly try and back/exit out of the stupid thing it launched that I cannot remove/uninstall from my tv.

        • @Donjuanme
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          1311 months ago

          Super glue, or pliers and super glue.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 months ago

          If you can figure out how to get the remote open, you’ll probably find that the buttons are all part of the same flexible rubbery insert (unless it’s 10+ years old). Put a little tape on the bottoms of the ones causing you problems. The insulation should keep them from working, and it’s 100% reversible if you ever do find a use for them.

          If it’s one of the older, more expensive remotes with individual switches, then, yeah, pliers and superglue. 😅

      • Optional
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        1211 months ago

        The new Micro$oft standard, which, as always, is bullshit and should be avoided and ignored at all times.

    • Awhiskeydrunker
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      1711 months ago

      Maybe I’m a pessimist but this is going to really resonate with the people who are “looking forward to AI” because they read headlines, but haven’t actually used any LLMs yet because nobody has told them how.

    • Uranium3006
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      1511 months ago

      I want a voice controlled assistant that runs locally and is fully FOSS and I can just run on my bog standard linux PC, hardware minimum requirements nonwithstanding

      • @FrostyTrichs
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        511 months ago

        All I want is a real life iteration of J.A.R.V.I.S. and several billion dollars so I can blurt out cool ideas and have them rendered and built in a couple hours.

        I’ll be good I promise.

    • @PixxlMan
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      1411 months ago

      Not a single soul wants this. They just want to use every foul trick to get you to use copilot (by accident even) just like they do with bing and their other garbage.