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He used AI to pad the article because that’s what real spam articles do. It had nothing to do with acceptance.

That was a stated goal, yes, but if that sort of tactic is done again and again, at some point, people will push back less against AI in reviews. Toad in a slow boiling pot sort of thing.

Again, tongue-in-cheek. Don't overanalyze it, no need to defend, I'm just stating that was a possibility in the back of my mind, but not most likely what's really going on.

Relax, everything is fine. It's just conversation.

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Having the printer run out of toner half way through an important print job could be a disaster.

What, like the printer would explode or something similar kind of disaster?

Or the kind of where the printout doesn't come out well, and you put a new cartridge in, and then you reprint and it looks fine, type of disaster?

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Thanks.

What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments?

You're welcome.

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And the editor calls it out for that.

Not disputing that. My point, tongue-in-cheek, was if an editor says "hey I'm going to pad my article with a bad AI written portion", then we lower our guard, and are more acceptive of including AI write ups in reviews.

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But either way, what would that achieve?

Us being more acceptive of, and not belligerent to, AI written articles.

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A total guess on my part, but it's just been in the lexicon for so long, including a title of a TV show, that its just set in at this point.

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It isn’t about trying to “sneak in” AI content

But he says right in the article that he's including AI content at the bottom of the article, to pad it out.

an article partially generated by AI, because after the buttons I am going to include a bunch of AI-generated copy from Google’s Gemini in order to pad this thing out.

My point is if he's being honest and that's the true reason, or just being sneaky and trying to slip in AI content into a human written article.

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Also fingerprint unlock missing would probably be a big no-no for most people even in budget class.

Why I would agree with that in the past, these days I would disagree.

People are not happy about having to do 2FA and such to login (people tend to gravitate towards simplicity), so they are looking for that same feature that they have by default on their phone that helps them simplify the login process, on their computers, moreso now.

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The guy who wrote it is the editor-in-chief.

Yep. I mentioned that in my comment...

or just an editor-in-chief really frustrated

Could you elaborate on your point?

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There are very few printers that don’t work with Linux.

I was speaking with the all-in-one types, that includes scanners and fax machines.

Most printer companies don't make their drivers work well with Linux (or at the very least used to not), and even Brother was in that same boat early on.

But as of late they're much better, so when you run a Brother installer for the drivers it just installs and works now, where in the past you had to worry about 32 bit versus 64 bit libraries in the OS and how they interact with the brother drivers, etc., etc.

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PC Hardware makers/sellers think about saving every last penny they can, to improve and maintain their profit margins.

Cell phone makers/sellers don't have that same requirement as much, as cell phones can be sold or be subsidized for with higher profit margins, so they can feel more relaxed with including more features.

Finally, it may just come down to cell phone OS companies Google and Apple pressuring cell phone makers to include that hardware, where there is no equivalent organizations for PC Hardware makers.

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TSA employee: "Sir, are you happy to see me, or is that a reptile in your pants?"

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From the article...

Don’t feel compelled to do it; my only ask is that you make this article go viral by sharing it in faux-outrage that the EIC of The Verge has published an article partially generated by AI, because after the buttons I am going to include a bunch of AI-generated copy from Google’s Gemini in order to pad this thing out.

I have to admit, it was an interesting read, not quite like anything I've ever read before, for a review.

I honestly can't tell if this is just some genius way of sliding in some AI generated content into a review and getting it to pass our review, or just an editor-in-chief really frustrated with Google's search algorithm paying attention to manipulation by others, so trying to really get their stuff out there for us to see.

Either way, it's definitely worth the read.

As far as Brother printers go, I own an all-in-one laser that's over a decade old, and it's still going strong. And it actually works with Linux to boot. I do hate though that they do some squirrely stuff to try to get you to buy a new toner cartridge early, but if you mask sensors and such, then an existing toner will work forever.

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What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments?

You're a little late to the party. Also, better to read it from here: What is the Anti Commercial-Al license and why do people keep adding it to their comments?

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He’s right guys. Get off your *sses and pitch a tent in the grassy area of your local US university. Show Sony you’re not going to put up with this!

/s

That sarcasm doesn't help solve anything.

Edit: Neither does downvoting.

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but how you see your current situation as citizens of the USA.

Not good. Long gone are the days of Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill having dinner/drinks with each other, after a long day of arguing out new laws.

We need to get back to that, but the current communications culture does not allow for it. Truth gets obfuscated, so that everybody makes up their own truth instead.

Those few who disrupt the world order/peace for their own personal wealth/benefit need to understand that there won't be a world for them to spend money in, if civilization goes down the crapper. The center will not hold.

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Once you realize that there are two USA's occupying the same continental land mass, things start to make allot more sense.

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The last screenshot is the most important one to pay attention to.

(Apologizing in advance, a bit of a rant incoming...)

People can't just bitch about it on an online forum and then do nothing after that, that doesn't solve anything. You have to be proactive, you have to get off your ass, if you truly want change and to be treated respectfully as a customer. Otherwise, you get what you deserve.

They know the standard M.O. of a gamer, its to complain but then do nothing, and they take advantage of that.

Edit: And I'm talking especially to those who are downvoting my comment. Just bitching and downvoting does't change/fix anything.

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I know it’s not popular and I’m typically against it but I was listening to a podcast and it made me think there are absolutely important communities that shouldn’t be on a centralised platform like Reddit. The contents of them are so important that it should be on the Open Social Web.

I totally agree.

I don't see any reason why we can't have Reddit mirrors, especially for the really important stuff, if they are marked as such, in the same way that Lemmy accounts can mark themselves as bot accounts.

People are welcome not to subscribe to them if they don't want to see that content, but having the content be on Lemmy only helps Lemmy grow stronger, by allowing Reddit users to migrate over to Lemmy.

Plus, the important stuff is not lost, if a corporation shits their bed.

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The pro-Israel group is funneling money to Susheela Jayapal’s opponent Maxine Dexter through a “pro-science” PAC

Wow, nothing means anything anymore.

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