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I finally reached the point when I had to turn off the Predictive Text feature of my iPhone entirely.
I remember this moment back in 2019 when I was so impressed by it. It always guessed the right word and corrected my typos instantly. I felt like it was *reading into my soul*
Then, one update later, it suddenly became complete garbage and it didn't stop getting worse over the years. Replacing words with words completely unconnected. Missing all the typos. Suggesting "their" to replace "there" when *there* was definitely correct. Even worse, it started mixing up my 2 languages and replacing English words with French words π€¦ββοΈ
I can't believe a feature that was just perfect degraded so much in 5 years, until it became completely unusable. Why? This is just sad.
#enshittification time!
Apple Wrapping Up OpenAI Deal to Bring ChatGPT Features to iOS 18
Apple has closed in on a deal with OpenAI that should see ChatGPT being used to power new features in its next iPhone operating system, according to...Tim Hardwick (MacRumors.com)
If you want to understand how startups and venture capital work, go to 26:24 on the recording of my talk βExcuse Me, Your Unicorn Keeps Shitting In My Back Yard, Can He Please Not?β from 2016:
https://ar.al/talks/#excuse-me-your-unicorn-keeps-shitting-in-my-back-yard-can-he-please-not
#startups #ventureCapital #VC #SiliconValley #BigTech #enshittification #PeopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #surveillanceCapitalism #video
Talks
Iβve given hundreds of talks over the last two decades and beyond. Here are a few of my favourites in chronological order so you can see how my focus and thoughts have evolved through the years. I hope you enjoy them. PS.Aral Balkan
I haven't kept up with any pop culture news in a long time. I honestly do not care about Drake and Kendrick, or Bieber becoming a father, or this meta fashion whatever or any tech CEO having interviews about AI.
Think it's time to update my RSS feeds, remove some tech news and add more blog feeds. Lately I'm getting more satisfaction from everyone else and their stories.
What is your experience?
#blog #blogging #news #technews #ai #Enshittification
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#sony giving #enshittification a good go - and faces user revolt. But will it matter?
Cc @pluralistic
@pluralistic Cory, this might be of interest, taking up your βToo big to careβ post. GMX licenses Google results. GMX results are superior to Googleβs (without paying for Kagiβs metasearch).
Scroll to the second half to skip the parts about Mojeek and Bing.
Testing occidental search engines on site: again: Mojeek, Bing more normal
It was about time I had a look at the search engines again, using a site:jackyan.com search to see how they fared. GMX is included in this analysis for the first time.jackyan.com
DuckDuckGo has released a new AI-powered feature called DuckAssist and here's where you can turn it off: https://duckduckgo.com/settings#duckassist
DuckDuckGo Settings
Customize DuckDuckGo to your liking! For example, change the fonts and colors, or boost results from your region.DuckDuckGo
This is what true enshittification of Windows 11 is, unless you pirate the enterprise version.
This really shows that we need more competition. Linux is not seen as an alternative given the lack of commercial software support (e.g. lack of Adobe apps, which is used in the creative industry, etc, along with apps that only work on Windows and/or Mac).
This is why I use a Mac instead of Windows, because I don't like Windows, but I have a laptop that runs Windows to run a few apps that are Windows only. But only having two viable choices isnβt that great, likewise with iOS and Android.
If only BeOS, OS/2, etc. was still a thing, maybe it wouldn't be this bad.
Also, Windows 7 was the last βgood" Windows OS until it basically turned to crap.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/21/24063379/windows-11-ads-bing-edge-cruft
Why is Windows 11 so annoying?
By using every opportunity to bundle, wheedle, and nag, Microsoft has made its OS feel decidedly low rent.Nathan Edwards (The Verge)
If corporations are a form of slow AI, then what @pluralistic calls #enshittification is indicative of an "alignment problem", when the objective function (paperclip maximization) is persued by destructive means. And like all alignment problems, it has to do with a lack of, or the wrong, constraints.
The Man Who Killed Google Search
This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it. The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Googleβs head of search, had a problem.Edward Zitron (Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At)
in today's episode of <inevitable corpo enshittification>, Discord wants to take away YOUR right to SUE THEM! (it applies to U.S. citizens only, see: https://www.polygon.com/2024/4/20/24134970/discord-arbitration-how-to-opt-out)
to the surprise of no one, Discord really went full circle from teeny tiny startup saying "we love our users" to becoming a cog in the evil corporativistic surveillance capitalist machine.
#discord #rights #enshittification
Discord wants to void your right to sue them β but you can opt out
A quick brief on the serviceβs new arbitration clauseSimone de Rochefort (Polygon)