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[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 41 points 3 weeks ago

[The] virtual buddy, which runs on Google’s Gemini, is supposed to help online shoppers finish Target runs on their users’ behalf. Under the new terms, if a customer uses the Gemini agent to do their shopping for them, any transaction performed by the AI would be “considered transactions authorized by you.”

Translation: any mistake by the AI agent — whether it buys the wrong item entirely, or a super expensive version of the right one without your consent — will come out of your pocket.

Hey, I'm done with your order! As a special treat I bought you a can of Shitty Brand baked beans that costs $27 for some reason!

I really don't understand why people use AI if it has access to your money or anything private or important. That's insane.

[-] RION@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They're so enamored with the space age "in five years robots will do everything for us!" conceit that they're willing to retrofit a technology very much not meant for such a purpose, regardless of consequence. Like taking that drug that gives you hyperthermia for weight loss

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

regardless of consequence

At least before there was some logic - stupid logic yes but logic nonetheless when people started to entirely give up privacy for convenience online at Facebook, Instagram, etc. I don't care about privacy - I want to easily-as-possible share intimate details of my life with my friends!

But now it beggars belief. Reddit will eventually have a very popular sub called r/AIfuckedme or something. And posts will be like "AI fucked me and charged me $1,000 for tickets to a show by a band called Art House Roses. And the band doesn't even exist! Plus ScrewUai refused me a refund!"

Gee - you don't say. Who couldda seen that coming?

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