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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 59 points 10 hours ago (5 children)

. The biggest of them involves how Gemini could bear the load of mundane or mindless tasks you do on your phone or other Android devices.

Like....what?

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 30 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Exactly, we don't need it for anything. I have zero tasks that I need automation for on my phone. In fact, I have typically zero tasks that I need to do on my phone at all.

You know what tasks I actually NEED to do? I need to mow my back yard, and I need to install gutters on my house. AI is not going to help any of that, so it's useless for my needs. Meanwhile, it is wasting a fortune in energy and an environmental crisis worth of water.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Paying for parking in my city requires a phone.

You either have to use the QR code, a text message, or call a line with an auto-attendant. There is no physical kiosk on the street to use.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

"Need" really imposes some incredibly urgent something.

I actually do love automation, but why use ai for that? Macrodroid, tasker, automate.... But hey, they NEED us to need it.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

But AI could totally tell you the top rated lawn mowers in stock in your area based on fake bought and paid for reviews to optimize your efficiency at mowing your lawn and increasing the capitalist profit margins of local stores that pay Google for increased foot traffic to their stores.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Set a 5 minute timer

That’s really it.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Wow. Is this possible nowadays? What a time to be alive. But can it be also a 10m timer? What about 1m? I'm skeptical...

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It depends. 10 is okay. 15 is usually fine.

14 minutes has a 50/50 chance of being 40 minutes.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

See? I knew it was half-assed. But maybe i can download an extra 14-min-timer-app?

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Like stuff. Don't worry about it. AI will take care of everything. Now shut up and let us announce 20 more datacenters in peace.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

Stuff you say? That's the thing I like most! I'm so exited. We need more data centers!

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 hours ago

So it could do that for me? That'd be awesome, wouldn't even need my phone for that anymore!

"Gemini, do everything I would've done on this phone today, so I can do something else, like plowing your mom or do my taxes".

I love the future!

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Commercial for AI: Now you can order a cake while planning your child's birthday and sending an email to your boss while printing the tickets for your trip to Italy!

My unemployed ass, sitting around in boxers eating cereal at 10PM watching cartoons from the 90's: Sweet, this is gonna change my life!

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 hours ago

Lol. It sure will change all our lifes. Maybe just not the way we expect it....