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Nasty. I thought this was satire at first and had to read it back.
If you’re serious… Essentially their AI impersonates you with impunity and keeps no records of what it’s done. Its a fucking security nightmare at best.
Nasty. I thought this was satire at first and had to read it back.
From the newsletter:
From the site:
We might have some wires crossed somewhere.
The first quote is a dig at their competitors. The second code is a description of the solution their project provides.
I’m guessing the blurb was provided by coder and not written by the author. Like someone else said, it could’ve been worded better.
Seriously. I had to read that five times to see if I was missing sarcasm. What a fucking awful product.
Can you help me understand why this is awful?
If you’re serious… Essentially their AI impersonates you with impunity and keeps no records of what it’s done. Its a fucking security nightmare at best.
I was reading this as the solution or safeguard against that problem.
I’m a dumbass and totally misread it. You’re right, it’s the solution, not the problem. I downvoted myself for being a moron.
You’re not a dumbass, it’s just poorly-written.
Good catch