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Don’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby Hinsliff
Source: The Guardian · Published
The government says it can transform the state with AI, but it is no match for the resulting stream of machine-generated slop. And we all pay the cost Another morning, another avalanche of emails. Even after a guilty cull, my inbox is sitting at well over 7,000, but lately I’ve started subscribing to the Quentin Crisp theory of housework: why bother, when after four years or so you stop noticing…
Key points
- The government says it can transform the state with AI, but it is no match for the resulting stream of machine-generated slop.
- And we all pay the cost Another morning, another avalanche of emails.
- Even after a guilty cull, my inbox is sitting at well over 7,000, but lately I’ve started subscribing to the Quentin Crisp theory of housework: why bother, when after four years or so you stop noticing…
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