Amazon has been listing products with the title, ‘I’m sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy’::Products have appeared on the platform with odd titles that are seemingly related to OpenAI’s usage policy.
The only thing amazon had was a brand. They’ve sold it for short term profit and now it’s just a shittier aliexpress. The question is, why not go for the real thing?
Shipping speed for me, Aliexpress is 11 days or less, Amazon Prime 2 days or less. I think its funny they’ve copied Fedex with their main routes being in-house and their last-mile being “independent” contractors (Fedex Ground / Amazon Flex), and now Fedex will copy them with their upcoming FDX platform, which I believe is supposed to be an upgrade to shoprunner that will continue to sell from other Vendors but more like how amazon and walmart do it, where its a footnote on the item details.
Yep.
If I can wait = AliExpress.
If I can’t wait=Amazon next day, then return when the AliExpress one arrives.
Honest question here…
I was always under the impression that AliExpress is worse than Amazon. Now, Amazon is not good, I know that, but I guess the narratives I was fed is that AliExpress is like Wish, and just terrible, counterfeit/knockoff products (Amazon on that fast track), excessive data capture, and I thought CCP (probably confusing with Temu).
Anyway, can you quick explain how AliExpress is a less shitty Amazon? I’ll start doing some shopping there if that’s the case.
Amazon has essentially become a drop shipping front for AliExpress. You’re getting the exact same terrible, knockoff products, just marked up and stored in an Amazon warehouse so you get it in two days instead of two weeks. They’re both shitty, but at least with AliExpress you aren’t paying extra for the middleman to make a profit.
I mean it completely depends on what you’re buying. Don’t blame Amazon that your $15 wireless earbuds with no brand name feels cheap and gets hot.
iirc drop shipping is where they also ship it from China too. so the person dropshipping doesn’t have to keep an inventory of things
and yes ofc that also happens on Amazon
if I’m buying anything on AliExpress it’s usually various electronic parts and some tools. it’s really good for that kind of thing, way more of that than on UK Amazon and half the price. doesn’t help that I live in Ireland so occasionally you find something on UK Amazon that doesn’t ship to Ireland. the downside of AliExpress is that it takes a month for whatever you buy to arrive and the website is a mess
I had thought that electronics were specifically the worst options for counterfeit items. Things labels cables not being certified, or hard external hard drives filled with flash cards. That sort of thing.
I’m in the US, so maybe our Amazon markets are notably different in choices and prices.
I’d wager they’re not talking electronic parts like hard drives, but electronic parts like microcontrollers and capacitors, stuff you solder together. It is pretty good for that in my experience in the US, you just have to know what you want beforehand and be good about reading the descriptions.
That’s exactly what I use them for. LED strips, ESP32 controllers, cables, ZigBee devices for home automation, etc.
You are generally correct. But alixpress is like Amazon. If you find a good seller on their platform chances are you can build rapport and receive quality products. I know a few people who make vapes in America but buy most of their parts off aliexpress and they are all solid pcbs for the PIDs and what not. But no not gonna buy cables off aliexpress lol
I wouldn’t buy any storage from there but I’ve bought things like a 10 pack of tp4056 battery chargers and a clamp multimeter for a really nice price.
Wish is an AliExpress copycat.
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I’ll bite. I disagree with this.
I buy things, I get them in a reasonable time at a reasonable price. If something is wrong, I can return. Their customer service is one of the best. I feel more comfortable buying things there with Prime since I know they’ll take care of me.
I wish Prime was cheaper … I wish everything was. Every company jacks up prices.
It’s not even close to AliExpress. The quality of Amazon is far superior. I buy stuff from AliExpress and I have to wait 2 weeks, have worse customer support, etc. I bought something once and didn’t get any info until it arrived at my door 4 weeks later. I asked what’s up at week 3 and was told to wait till 4 before they can look into it.
Amazon is a marketplace, anyone can create a store and put up items. It’s not really Amazon’s fault that people have BS listings. It’s not reasonable to human-vet every listing. Maybe they could have a better reporting system; idk.
Could they do better on ratings and other things? Sure. Heck they added the ai summary for reviews. I like that. Are they still the best general marketplace for consumers: in my opinion: yes.
I ordered a random endoscopic camera for a car issue. Less than 20 bucks. It’ll be here in a couple days. It’s from a random brand. If it works: great. If not: money back. I like the choice of random brands and maybe some I’ve heard of. Choice is good.
If I have to go to different sites for my Glyceryl Monostearate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Benzyl Alcohol, a bag of Japanese Candy, a Keyboard cable repair kit, thousands of live ladybugs, some new tiny 1/32 and 1/64 paintbrushes, and 500 pairs of dust free latex gloves then I might as well just not shop online at all.
This comment was joking btw, half that shit isn’t even available on Amazon rn.
The real issue here isn’t the AI-generated listings. The “reviews” being so obviously fake is what I hope gains more traction.
Ai asking to make AI product copy
Feels like it’ll be less than a year before we get AI replies in our messaging apps, then it’s nothing but AI sending messages back and forth.
Before leaving Reddit, I frequently saw what was clearly LLM bots having “conversations” in the comments. Shit’s just starting to get weird.
AI generated messages are already in Android’s Messenges client.
Where? I’d like to use it as if I cannot answer a call, I’d like it to offer a better replying option than the hardcoded ones now.
You may need to sign up for beta access to the Messages app in the Play Store to gain access. Attracted is a screen shot of what it looks like on my end, you tap the 4th button from the right. For what it’s worth, I don’t use it…
Got a link?
How do you know? I would love to read more about this
Here’s to everyone asking.
Those are different and have been in there for a while. Here’s a screen shot of what I was referring to. It’s the 4th button from the right
Oh it’s typing/chat suggestions, the same thing we already get with our keyboards. For some reason I thought you meant error messages written by AI haha.
Sounds like the Dead Internet Theory…
Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:
The dead Internet theory is an online conspiracy theory that asserts that the Internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content that is manipulated by algorithmic curation, marginalizing organic human activity. Proponents of the theory believe these bots are created intentionally to help manipulate algorithms and boost search results in order to ultimately manipulate consumers. Furthermore, some proponents of the theory accuse government agencies of using bots to manipulate public perception, stating "The U.S. government is engaging in an artificial intelligence powered gaslighting of the entire world population". The date given for this "death" is generally around 2016 or 2017.The theory has gained traction because much of the observed phenomena is grounded in quantifiable phenomena like increased bot traffic. However, the idea that it is a coordinated psyop has been described by Kaitlin Tiffany, staff writer at The Atlantic, as a "paranoid fantasy," even if there are legitimate criticisms involving bot traffic and the integrity of the internet.It’s like RAAAiAIIIN
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The site has been playing host to items with names such as, “I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy.”
One dresser previously listed on Amazon was called, "I’m sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy.
The trend suggests companies might be using OpenAI’s popular chatbot to create product descriptions, including item names, without reviewing the final results.
Another listing, which appears to be a piece of hose, is titled: “I apologize, but I cannot complete this task it requires using trademarked brand names which goes against OpenAI use policy.”
Representatives for Amazon and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.
In a statement shared with Futurism, the company said: “We work hard to provide a trustworthy shopping experience for customers, including requiring third-party sellers to provide accurate, informative product listings.”
The original article contains 265 words, the summary contains 152 words. Saved 43%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
Not as of right now, it isn’t. I was disappointed to see none when I searched.
Damn, and I’m fresh out of I’m sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy.
Their products will fail and they will learn. This is likely people who do not know English very well seeking to use AI to automatically name their products for them. Not a terrible application for AI, but certainly shouldn’t be fully automated with no editorial oversight.
