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12. "Gen AI" may become the last "Generation" moniker.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:59 AM

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No more Gen X, Z, Boomers or whatever,
"Gen AI" will give credence to Pink Floyd's "We don't need no education!" better than any description of previous generations.

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Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

i will avoid that addiction the same way... ret5hd Tuesday #1

Bravo orangecrush Tuesday #9

Just when I'm getting over my Zune addiction! Pinback Tuesday #2

Yeah, good luck with that ... n/t wackadoo wabbit Tuesday #3

Copilot can take the navigators seat. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #4

so is it another iteration of Clippy? DBoon Tuesday #5

Clippy!!! Lol Sun-Moon Tuesday #8

It's working though. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #6

AI seems to provide lots of barriers. Turbineguy Tuesday #7

That does it! I'm going back to my Abacus. AI is intended to hobble the minds of users, to define the realm of fact, Ford_Prefect Tuesday #10

I trust my old calculators and know how to use a slide rule... hunter Yesterday #11

"Gen AI" may become the last "Generation" moniker. 3825-87867 Yesterday #12

Don't need no education intelpug 13 hrs ago #17

Same bullshit with a different name. It all started with Amazon didn't it? Bengus81 Yesterday #13

Amazon addicted customers? More like Facebook and other social media. Martin68 Yesterday #15

No...AI assistant not the website itself Bengus81 Yesterday #16

Social media giants and the AI billionaires are the new cigarette companies, earning profits by addicting customers. Martin68 Yesterday #14