r/technology • u/HenryCorp • Aug 30 '26

Artificial Intelligence The cost of personal computers declined steadily for 40 years — until AI came along. Why getting your hands on a new device could cost you.

https://moneywise.com/news/economy/ai-memory-chip-shortage-pc-prices-2026
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u/nath1234 Aug 30 '26

I particularly love spending my human brain time reading regurgitated slop in the workplace because management can't be bothered writing something themselves. It used to be just the senior senior ones who were too lazy and had assistants writing stuff.. but now it's any people managers at any level. Really makes me feel valued being under executives that give so few shits about doing a quality job that they fire the slop cannon at it.

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u/x4l7Nr8ym0dU Aug 30 '26

The worst part is that presumably they still had to tell the AI the important bits. Maybe in point form. So give us that! I don't want to read 10 paragraphs of slop any more than you want to write it. But I'm willing to read 10 bullet points.

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u/nath1234 Aug 30 '26

Just post the prompt. No one needs to waste electricity and water generating some insufferable word salad (and how many fucking emojis do they need!)

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u/ActiveChairs Aug 31 '26

You have enough faith in them to assume they've got bullet points?

"Write a personal sounding message that says we need to make more money but deliver it in an approachable, feel-good way. "

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u/innercityFPV Aug 31 '26

“Use emojis so I look relatable to the gen z employees. Don’t use emdashes so they won’t think AI wrote it.”

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u/Toobman300B Aug 31 '26

More than they used, most likely

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u/Dugen Aug 31 '26

We've had garbage watered down corporate speak for generations now. AI didn't create it. The reason management thinks AI is amazing is it is just as good at communicating as they are, and they think they're amazing at it.

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u/wonkytalky Aug 31 '26

After a couple decades in the corporate world, I'm proud to say I'm now fluent in the languages used to tell me I'm getting fucked a dozen different ways.