Audiences attending the SXSW premiere of “The Fall Guy,” starring Ryan Gosling, were not happy about having to watch a sizzle reel before the movie that touted the promises of AI.

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    8 months ago

    AI is a tool that makes us X% more productive (X is still debatable and bound to change)

    But instead of making our job X% easier or let us earn X% more, work X% less, corporations are hellbent to fire X% of the workforce because that makes the most money.

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    The fuck is a “sizzle reel”. I mean, I get what it probably is from context, but who comes up with this shit

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          8 months ago

          When

          Any time a product is being shown off.

          Context

          Fucking anything. Apple showing off its new iPhone features, a studio showing clips from its upcoming shows, and an actor showcasing their previous work.

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          A short video normally no longer than 3 minutes designed to show off a product, usually in the form of a montage.

          It’s an old term so I can’t imagine how you could live your life and not hear the term.

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            There’s no need to be a dick about it, just because you know a something doesn’t mean everyone else must also know it. I can guarantee there’s common terms you aren’t familiar with. Especially when you consider that this is marketing jargon with common alternate terms (eg demo reel).

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      Businesses love it because it will vaporize the workforce. Consumers hate it because they know they’re going to get a severely degraded experience in return.

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        and tech workers have mixed feelings about it, because it’s made their job 10x easier whilst making them 10x more expendable

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            Which part of my statement are you objecting to. I can definitely say the first part is true (N=20), and say the second part is somewhat true and growing (N=5), from my own personal observations of friends, family, and colleagues.