Post AmiuzeQo7llnWzwWum by kln@mstdn.io
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(DIR) Post #AmiuzZToXACiAsJMPI by kln@mstdn.io
2024-10-06T07:54:47Z
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Had my first brush with "AI" in the wild the other day. Went to my optician for the yearly check. Consultation started with a literal verbal disclaimer of "I am not an optician, I am a technician, all the questions are generated via AI and entered in an iPad. Our optician will review the results enabling us to service more clients."I have F'd eyes. So after half an hour the optician was summoned (from which ever windowless room/cage they keep them in) to re-run the tests./1
(DIR) Post #Amiuzb7CSDIrFJkKR6 by kln@mstdn.io
2024-10-06T07:58:02Z
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While waiting for the optician I had a chat with the technician. Whom is not interested in becoming an optician (so it is not a "using students to save money - though it might further their career" thing even). It is de-skilling. I now have to trust some LLM to interpret my eyes and not hallucinate the need for surgery (and trust it hasn't been instructed to aggressively up-sell, using the ignorance of the technician to suggest things that are not needed). /2
(DIR) Post #AmiuzcleJJFkN3g97g by kln@mstdn.io
2024-10-06T08:05:52Z
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It is bad enough that I have to subscribe to a monthly service in order to get my glasses (GaaS - glasses as a service) or pay a large amount up front (buy-to-own prices have skyrocketed once they started offering GaaS) that I just don't have. Miss a payment? Guess I don't get to see clearly, drive a car, or read without a serious headache anymore./3
(DIR) Post #AmiuzeQo7llnWzwWum by kln@mstdn.io
2024-10-06T08:06:15Z
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Late stage capitalism enshitification, it's here for your eyeballs. I once dreamt of 3D printed glasses (avoiding the insane markup at the store) but never found a way to get/mount the lenses./end