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SF ad improved by the locals (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by ephrin@sh.itjust.works to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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Hate these Ava ads, glad to see my people in San Francisco feel the same way.

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm upvoting because I like the sentiment, but the photo looks fake. The "handwriting" is too perfect, the graffiti is behind the bottom text, and the rips look fake. Was this the original ad???

[–] SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu 3 points 8 hours ago

I also like the sentiment, but resent being lied to and manipulated ("Hate these Ava ads, glad to see my people in San Francisco feel the same way." uhuh, sure buddy). Downvoted the post.

[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is that a real ad? If so I think they should start cutting at the top.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

real ad, they are playing the Internet games, getting free advertising as form of social media sharing and outrage, in hope to get some real customers, which is probably working, some ai entusiast out there

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

I’ve seen this ad (or a virtually identical one) in LA as well.

[–] ephrin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah this company has a bunch of ads all over SF, most were this exact one until recently. Wild stuff.

[–] MajesticTechie@feddit.uk 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I do love how the clone wars term Clanker has become mainstream for referring to AI

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 day ago

TIL clanker comes from Star Wars.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Star Wars definitely popularized it, but it's been floating around in science fiction for a long time. https://sfdictionary.com/view/3048/clanker

[–] MajesticTechie@feddit.uk 4 points 23 hours ago

Huh TIL. I never heard it used to describe bots before Clone Wars

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I've seen that ad in NYC, too. Occasionally defaced.

They're probably betting on free outrage publicity plus soulless capitalists taking it straight. But I hope the outrage may be strong enough that it doesn't net pay out for them.

[–] iusemybrain@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

whether it's good or bad publicity, its still publicity. Companies strive for publicity, if anything defacating on it just adds monetary value.

there's always going to be some individual who finds the advertisement appealing or just looks up the website of the advertisement