About companies bolting AI onto products where a basic algorithm would do.
Has this happened?
Yes 5 (4%)Not sure 15 (11%)No 113 (85%)
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About companies bolting AI onto products where a basic algorithm would do.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
out of all the things an ai proffers, i have yet see one, wash windows; swweep floors; scrub toilets; or make coffee.
if AI could do those things, seamlessly, then i would bite, other than that it looks and smells like a grift.