At this moment in time, I can’t think of a better way to promote an energy drink and a beer than by what Liquid Death and Garage Beer did: harnessing the pop culture power of worries about AI data centers’ water usage (with an inspired solution), ’80s ballads, and Jason Kelce.
I love how the ad brings all sorts of people together; even Juggalos (who along with the furries, will show us the way to a better future)!
This made-for-the-modern office version of The Odyssey will make you both and laugh and weep, especially if you’ve suffered through a long Zoom/Teams call today.
Most people would probably respond to these “Menthole XXtreme” Dude Wipes with these responses:
But my first thoughts were:
Is it just me, or would you agree that LLMs should refer to themselves as “this unit” instead of “I”, just like the AIs on the original Star Trek series did?
I think it might help prevent more people from going down the LLM rabbit hole.
“lgtm” has been pull request shorthand for “looks good to me,” but these days, it can also be used to mean “looks generated to me!”
Pictured above: a screenshot from a conversation I had with Claude last night. I was using it to craft an email in response to an interview that could be better described as an ambush.
I use LLMs as a double-check for when I’m trying to remain professional when greatly annoyed and for when I want to spend the minimum amount of time on something or someone. The party I was communicating with met both criteria.
I’m pretty sure that the way I sass back at LLMs doesn’t affect the quality of their revision when I harshly tell them that I disagree with their original answer. But as a catharsis, creative outlet, and excuse for an amusing screenshot and blog post, it’s oh-so-good.
Want more? Here’s a post from January about what I call The “Nick Fury” method for refusing LLM answers.