The Time has launched an exclusive investigation into the egregious use of tech companies claiming their products are “AI powered”.
What we found was that the claim amounted to being the technology version of the early 2000s trend to bamboozle consumers with the presence of electrolytes in drinks.
An AI expert sent us an apparently “AI-powered” voice message giving some insight,
“Seriously, whack AI powered in front of anything and morons will think it’s some quantum computer just like everyone thought running an electrolyte train on your kidney was the secret to good health, give you the hot tip people, unless you’re an athlete or a pisshead you probably don’t need to be smashing electrolytes on the daily”
To test the theory, we spoke to a consumer who recently spent almost $7k on a AI powered fridge. He told The Times,
“The wife told me to just get a nice reliable fridge with a decent energy rating but this has AI man. Like, I don’t really know what it does, something about managing groceries, I could just look inside and figure out what I need but the fridge does it I think? Money well spent”
Another consumer bought an AI Powered vibrating shlong ring. He said he certainly needed to replenish his salts after a session on it. Pass the man a Gatorade.
We have come full circle, it appears.
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