strange feelings re Daisy posted:

The original post is correct and you can verify it personally. Just open the playlist link:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wLm5nlYrHkbd29ilMRq89?si=ffabecb94617494b&nd=1

Single terrible tracks are listed under many different names and credits. If they make playlists and shuffles that are mostly legit artists but 15% muzak then they save money. It's the musical equivalent of adding sawdust to gruel until people start noticing. The only part that's conjecture is wether the filler tracks are AI, conventional alogrithms, or human muzak. Most of these are on the level "human music" they are so loving bad.
https://twitter.com/adamfaze/status/1648434730562637824?s=20

Harik posted:

being on top now means you have the resources to come out ahead even when the system does collapse at some point in the future.

Vox Nihili posted:

Any good BBBY meltdowns today?

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I believe they will announce something huge really soon!! I believe this because if they don’t the law suits will be pilling up hard! They won’t let that happen. They will be acting quick. That’s why they did this early on a Sunday! I’m bullish as f!!

Janitor Ludwich IV posted:

alright so my dad is probably gonna die soon and he has money in his retirement account which is sitting in the stonks. The doctors say 6 months to live. So prepare for the major panic to occur around october.

thanks

Janitor Ludwich IV posted:

alright so my dad is probably gonna die soon and he has money in his retirement account which is sitting in the stonks. The doctors say 6 months to live. So prepare for the major panic to occur around october.

thanks

Vox Nihili posted:

If you inherit the stocks from his estate you get a stepped up tax basis, which is a huge implicit tax benefit. Meaning even if they are up bigly you can sell them at their post-inheritance value essentially income/capital gains tax free. Just something to keep in mind if selling them is on the table.

RadiRoot posted:

sorry about your dad but congrats on your inheritence.

Vox Nihili posted:

If you inherit the stocks from his estate you get a stepped up tax basis, which is a huge implicit tax benefit. Meaning even if they are up bigly you can sell them at their post-inheritance value essentially income/capital gains tax free. Just something to keep in mind if selling them is on the table.

Smythe posted:

shrike82 posted:

https://twitter.com/business/status/1650286438729101314?s=20

PawParole posted:

https://twitter.com/AaronSage/status/1649466836990451713

shrike82 posted:

https://twitter.com/business/status/1650286438729101314?s=20

PawParole posted:

https://twitter.com/AaronSage/status/1649466836990451713

Consummate Professional posted:

hopefully they’ll let you donate PTO too

Nothus posted:

Sicko poo poo. And I thought my wife's employers PTO pool was disgusting

Cuttlefush posted:

who the gently caress is beeple

Stereotype posted:

it's shocking when you try to find something on the internet that you know exists and it is unfindable. Google, who has a monopoly on indexing, long ago decided that the internet belongs to those who can play their opaque and entirely financially driven algorithmic game. legitimately interesting content that was intentionally left un-monetized is gone, forever. real knowledge and information is so completely obscured by an impenetrable fog of identical easily digestable factoids that it is deemed empirically incorrect in the eyes of those newly exploring the topic. we live in an eternal September except for truth itself.

Cuttlefush posted:

who the gently caress is beeple

shrike82 posted:

there's a lot of money sloshing around AI right now - I've seen a noticeable uptick of recruiter emails asking about my LLM experience but yeah no one with a lib arts degree is going to have a job fall into their lap

Cuttlefush posted:

who the gently caress is beeple

actionjackson posted:

did he actually get 69 million us dollars

PawParole posted:

https://twitter.com/AaronSage/status/1649466836990451713

nexous posted:

drat I gotta get better at making ai porn

Meanwhile, outside of the dogecoin for MBAs space, why do I have to post this again posted:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...sh=27bd46c662be

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Georgia Austin, who made $2 million in two years copywriting for brands like Nike on freelancing platform Fiverr, says the overuse and over-dependency on the tool by some freelancers has given “a bad name to all freelancers,” even those who may not secretly use AI. In late February a freelancer posted on Upwork’s community forum that a client was accusing him of using ChatGPT to do the job and was demanding their money back. The contention resulted in a transactional dispute filed with Upwork. Upwork declined to comment on the dispute.

“Our platform is based on trusted relationships between freelancers, our independent talent, and our clients,” Lilani from Upwork says. “AI cannot replace these meaningful and personable connections.”

Freelancers say otherwise.

“Clients are much more wary than before. It creates an advantage for people with big accounts on Upwork as opposed to the newbies because they (newbies) will be suspected of using AI for their work,” says Orezi Mena, a Nigerian graphic design freelancer who uses ChatGPT to help him ideate.
All eyes on Google

For companies that are using freelancers to create content and increase traffic on their websites, it all comes down to how Google ranks ChatGPT-written content. In February, Google announced that it will prioritize high-quality original content in its search results even if it is written by AI and demote spam content. “Google has many years of experience dealing with automation being used in an attempt to game search results,” a blog post reads.

“If Google is somehow detecting that the AI-written piece is like less valuable and is de-ranking it then it defeats the point of what you're paying for,” says Adelle Archer, a client on Upwork who hires 20 freelancers for various tasks of her memorial diamond startup Eterneva.

That’s why some freelancers aren’t worried AI could put them out of work.

“At the end of the day, 95% of my buyers who are buying blogs and articles from me, they're using that for SEO on their website. They're aware that a ChatGPT generated blog isn't going to necessarily do them any favors with ranking on Google,” says Alex Fasulo, who has been freelancing for the past nine years on Fiverr and claims to be making a six-figure salary each year. “So they're still happy to pay me and work with me to get a human generated one.”

“If you use AI for this job, you will not get paid.”
Job description on Upwork

ChatGPT is also creating new jobs, albeit at lower prices. Most people looking to hire freelancers want to get their work done fast and at minimal costs, says Jacobo Lumbreras, a former product manager at Upwork. Some clients are encouraging freelancers to use ChatGPT if that means they are able to be more productive and efficient. Freelancers on Upwork and Fiverr are selling their ability to use ChatGPT to create content and edit it for search engine optimization for as low as $5 an hour. Fasulo, who has 13 different freelancing gigs, just started a new one. “I actually opened up a service called, ‘I will edit and clean up your ChatGPT-generated content,’” she says.

The low price also reflects the quality of output generated by ChatGPT, says freelancer Austin. As the founder of a content marketing agency, she says she’s seen an influx of unhappy clients who have received AI-generated copy that is generic and drab. “In the world of AI specifically, there's a lot of crappy content that's coming to the surface.”

The proliferated use of AI is beckoning freelancers to upskill themselves by stepping beyond writing to editing or becoming a domain expert. Upwork offers freelancers coaching on how to find jobs and negotiate with clients and an invitation-based program to help them certify their software development and creative design skills. “Upskilling is going to continue to be the name of the game as tech continues to develop,” Lilani says.

“I actually opened up a service called, ‘I will edit and clean up your ChatGPT-generated content.’”
Alex Fasulo, freelancer on Fiverr

Fiverr, meanwhile, is embracing AI: In January 2023, the platform created a separate vertical dedicated to freelancers offering AI services, such as DALL-E 2 and Midjourney artists and freelancers using AI to make music videos or for content editing. Yoav Hornung, head of verticals and innovation at Fiverr, says the company has seen an increase in searches for AI-based services. While there is no AI detection tool embedded into the system to help clients weed out AI-written content, the Israel-based company offers clients an online logo maker and a voiceover tool for artists. As for ChatGPT-written content, the onus to check and verify work currently falls on the sellers and buyers of services.

“We do communicate to our sellers that they must have, you know, the legal rights to use any elements that they use in their work,” Hornung says.

With freelancers in panic of losing their jobs and clients frustrated with AI-written work, ChatGPT has thrust the freelance world into disarray, and companies like UpWork and Fiverr stand to lose a lot. Fewer job postings for freelance workers could potentially mean less revenue for the platforms as well because they take about 10% to 20% cut from freelancers’ earnings, O’Dowd points out.

“If I was them (Upwork or Fiverr), I would be scared shitless right now,” he says.

More signs that companies are moving to get AI poo poo out of their work chains.

The real risk I'd see for UW or Fiverr is going the same way as Artstation - the clients leave because it's crapped up with AI crap.

actionjackson posted:

did he actually get 69 million us dollars

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Xaris posted:

no its just money laundering and fake accounts paying other fake accounts

Xaris posted:

no its just money laundering and fake accounts paying other fake accounts

Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:

US banks on alert over falling commercial real estate valuations

It's afraid dot gif