alt Hacker News> I'm particularly excited about the AI integration possibilities. Instead of yet another chat interface, you can have AI generate content that exists in the physical world – artwork, poems, todo lists, custom receipts, etc.
Incredible. Instead of just creating online trash that nobody wants to read, it can create physical trash too! For maximum art, it can feed directly into a shredder.
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Extremely shortsighted take.
I currently use a local LLM to scan my notes, meeting transcripts, todo list and calendar. I currently have an iPad that displays some items (e.g. if I have important personal tasks to do today that I might have forgotten) and I would love it to be printed out like this.
Nothing to do with generating novel text, it's just used as a flexible API to my existing text and items.
Why use ai to feed trash nobody wants to read into a shredder when you can use real people? https://youtu.be/SpNlp6AtTOE
Which then again could have AI integrations of its own! Imagine the endless possibilities of AI shredding.
We, as a society, are at the point where we can afford to waste resources in this dumb way "for art". I personally find this obscene.
I wouldn't worry though, I have a feeling this is going away by the end of the decade.
> For maximum art, it can feed directly into a shredder.
A dumpster fire works well too: https://gizmodo.com/watch-your-feelings-about-2020-burn-in-a...
Totally get the resentment. However, I'm particularly excited about the benefits this could bring, especially for people like my grandma with dementia. She could say, "Print my shopping list," or "Can you write down my son's phone number?" Only thing missing for now is smarter home assistant devices as Alexa is too dumb to handle such requests. :/