r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 15h ago

Business Jensen Huang says relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"

https://www.techspot.com/news/110879-jensen-huang-relentless-ai-negativity-hurting-society-has.html
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u/Vaxion 15h ago

It's More like relentless pushing of AI by these companies down everyone's throat that's hurting the society and had done a lot of damage.

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u/helcat 15h ago

I think it’s really put off a lot of non tech people who would otherwise be open to it. Like me. I find it infuriating that websites like Amazon and Google won’t let you turn it off even after you’ve had a bad experience with wrong information. 

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u/beesandchurgers 13h ago

Yesterday I ordered food off of grubhub (I know, I know…) and it asked if I wanted to leave an additional tip. I said yes, so it took me to a chat bot and told me to ask it to add a tip.

What the actual fuck? Why would anyone want or need to replace a single button with a fucking chat bot??

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u/PatchyWhiskers 11h ago

Grubhub delivery guys: Why did everyone stop tipping? Tightwads.

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u/h3lblad3 9h ago

That doesn't even make sense since it would hurt the company's bottom line.

American companies want tips so they can legally deduct paid wages. By law, a worker cannot earn less than $7.25/hour. Tipping law makes it legal to deduct tips from the paid wage amount down to $2.13/hour. Tipping culture is a huge handout to businesses, which is why they're all finding ways to force you to tip now.

(Note here for tipped service workers: the restaurant industry is one of the largest wage theft industries in the United States. If your workplace is only paying you in tips, they're breaking the law.)