Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io
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Only in SF:

- bunch of explicitly anti-social, pro-AI ads show up
- people get mad
- ads had things like ‘you’re a bad parent. Just use AI to fix your kids before they go wrong’ and ‘replace humans’
- they revealed that this was all a joke to make a statement about irresponsible AI

(Phew, right?)

- it was an elaborate stunt by a startup that believes they are ‘responsible AI’ and others are not

(Check notes)

- said startup wants to replace receptionists with AI

abby.com/news-and-announcement

I AM SO TIRED

Yes, It Was Us: Why Abby Launched a Campaign About the End of Humanity

When “Humanity Had a Good Run” appeared on billboards, people stopped and stared. Was it a threat? A joke? A protest? A few weeks later, another message appeared. This time, it was an AI app that claimed to replace human care itself: NurtureOS. It promised to help parents “calibrate their children.” It felt wrong. And […]

www.abby.com · Abby Connect

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