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Comment by duplessitous

5 days ago

Really, none? Was Microsoft nefarious when they deployed Clippy? I feel like there is an incredibly obvious reason that is not nefarious at all: the average consumer likes cute things

> Was Microsoft nefarious when they deployed Clippy?

Yes. It was predictive programming for getting (paper)clipped by AI.

The average consumer doesn’t have a $100+ ChatGPT Pro subscription though.

  • Isn't that a vote for 'not nefarious' as they are not deploying it widely across their user base? Unclear on the point

    • My point is that your argument regarding the average customer doesn’t seem to apply. But neither do I believe in a nefarious motive.