The one real task I gave to AI failed miserably

Welcome to the AI hype bubble, where large language models are positioned as artificial “intelligence” even though, if you look around the digital world, not only is AI not nearly as intelligent or impressive as the hypebeasts make it (unless, of course, you mean for tricking simps into leaving their wives for an AI girlfriend, or spiraling down a wicked bout of psychosis because of it), but it’s also trained on the average internet user, which, idk if you’ve been on Facebook or Reddit lately, but these folk are far from being labeled intelligent.

Anyway, I digress… 

There are a few things I use AI for, but none of them are life-changing or even all that great at saving my time. However, a couple months back, I decided to buy an AI that somebody hyped up.

This AI is decent at analyzing data and a few other research-based tasks I’ve given it. It’s probably not worth the $19 a month I fork over for it (which ought to tell you something about this AI bubble we’re in). 

But after a few weeks of using it, or at least trying to use it, the perfect project dawned on me. 

I have 800+ emails posted on my website as “blogs.” But none of these 800+ articles are properly SEO’d because, well, because I’m lazy. (I used to know SEO - and the truth is, it’s not all that difficult, but it is time-consuming and I’m unsure of the benefits.) 

I figured this would be a perfect task for AI because it’s relatively simple and time-consuming, which is the USP of so-called AI. 

Well, AI failed miserably. (And this is the one I paid for!) 

First, it can’t really get into the backend of my site because of CAPTCHA (that even I fail when I try to do it on behalf of the AI). The back-and-forth from this alone absolutely annihilates the “time-saving” feature of AI. 

Second, it can only handle 3 or 4 posts per day unless I upgrade it and pay even more. Ah, yes, I am unsatisfied with your services, but please let me pay you more. Yeah, no thanks. 

Third, even in the 3 or 4 posts it CAN do, it still requires me to actually set the settings “live.” This ain’t a big deal, I just have to push a few buttons. 

BUT THAT’S WHY I “HIRED” THIS STOOPID THING. 

Yeah, I’m beginning to think that we’re just in a massive AI bubble that’s destined to come crashing down soon - 

At least us humans can hope. 

(There is a wicked anti-human conspiracy theory about AI I’m cookin up in my noggin that I may or may not share one day.) 

Anyway, here’s my point:

If you’re relying on AI to handle anything important in your business, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that it’s not performing nearly as flawlessly as weird tech bros like to think. Unless, again, you’re talking about the AI dating or psychosis “benefits.” 

And AI can do a lot more damage than you think in its so-called attempt to save you time. 

Take, for example, using AI to do your email marketing:

Do you really think that AI could effectively build a relationship with your list where they’re eager to see, open, and buy from your emails?

Or is it more likely that your list will suddenly see your copy littered with the em dash and know that some dumb robot wrote it? 

Even if we assume that the AI makes you some short-term sales… you can bet your sweet arse that it comes with nasty and potentially business-threatening long-term consequences. 

It’s much better to, say, reply to this email and work with a professional, well, and human copywriter. 

So, hit reply, and see what happeneth:

John