• redlemace@lemmy.world
    101·
    1 hour ago

    Why do they all act like AI is the holy grail ?? Phone update: here you go, AI. New app: here you go. AI. Websites: here you go. AI.

    I’ve tried it, but AI sucks. All tech questions give non-working answers. Everything else, the AI always agree with you.

  • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    4·
    2 hours ago

    they could make it when you opt out from AI features, you dont need to pay for the AI features. but they are Greedy so they will probably not do that.

  • sanity_is_maddening@lemmy.world
    19·
    7 hours ago

    I suggest you check the degoogle communities here on Lemmy, or the reddit one (idk if you still use reddit) for the alternatives that suit you. I’ve degoogle for quite a while and never looked back. I don’t even use YouTube anymore. But us that degoogle, don’t necessarily choose the same alternatives, as we have different needs, requirements or skills. And there are a lot of options, especially if you are willing to pay for services as you obviously are given your predicament.

    If this is due to you owning a small business and this has been your chosen service, the shift can be a bit daunting, but many people have degoogle their small businesses with no problem and even saved money afterwards. This depends on what you end up choosing.

    I’m sorry for the situation you’re in. Take your digital sovereignty back as a response to this type of corporate decisions. And remain vigilant. As some of the alternatives might become as corrupt one day.

    Good luck on whatever your decision may be.

  • SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world
    431·
    12 hours ago

    Google wants to replace most of its features with gemini powered tools. This is just the beginning. They own youtube and of course they’re starting to train their models on that too, they have a deal with reddit so they’re also turning all known internet forums into a huge database.

    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
      106·
      8 hours ago

      Nobody is forcing them to use Google services. And under capitalism voting with our wallets is all we got.

      • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
        19·
        8 hours ago

        Nobody is forcing them to use Google services.

        If you’re a small business with no IT budget, your options are pretty limited.

        You can choose from 2 or 3 horrible companies that actually integrate with your stuff out-of-the-box, or you can do a bunch of manual work that none of your competitors are doing.

        For a lot of companies, it’s not ignorance or carelessness, but a sober understanding that they’ll have to “render unto Caesar” before they can move on.

  • Kühlschrank@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    12 hours ago

    Adobe is doing this too and unless their AI is going to fix the legacy bugs the company clearly doesn’t care enough to fix then it’s not good enough to cost more.

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
    67·
    15 hours ago

    They’re also bundling AI with their most expensive tiers. More than likely logging 100% of that revenue towards AI to justify this whole boondoggle.

    • saddlebag@lemmy.world
      342·
      11 hours ago

      Pay for services that respect their users

      FTFY

      Proton mail, mullvad, bitwarden to name a few

    • Gladaed@feddit.org
      40·
      12 hours ago

      This does not work for nearly 100% of people. Fucking health insurance is a subscription. Guess a lot of Americans don’t have them, though.