pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoLazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down14cross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkLazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”arstechnica.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@kbin.social
minus-squaredan1101linkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 months agoAmazon is also losing me with all the crazy brand names for the same products. They really need to curate their products better.
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 months agoWhat? FLNTRGY brand products are the best ones out there! The cream of the crop! Much better than ZNGTOPF or PNOPTY!
minus-squareInktviplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agoThere’s actually an HAI video on that. Those names were actually a direct result of an attempt by Amazon to curate their products better. https://youtu.be/_Bq-6GeRhys?si=ih1eyBLJwo7KAVuS
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoA pretty lazy attempt… TL;DW Amazon required official trademarks for listed products Sellers found they could get quick trademark registrations by using crappy names Customers apparently don’t care about the crappy names Boom, problem completely not solved, but the USPTO is swamped with nonsensical trademark applications.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/_Bq-6GeRhys?si=ih1eyBLJwo7KAVuS Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-squareNutWrench@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI heard the number 6 is a lucky number in Chinese culture and that explains why there are so many Chinese companies with 6 letter names, like “Dingbo” and “moofoo” It seems to me like they just used a random letter generator.
Amazon is also losing me with all the crazy brand names for the same products. They really need to curate their products better.
What? FLNTRGY brand products are the best ones out there! The cream of the crop! Much better than ZNGTOPF or PNOPTY!
There’s actually an HAI video on that. Those names were actually a direct result of an attempt by Amazon to curate their products better. https://youtu.be/_Bq-6GeRhys?si=ih1eyBLJwo7KAVuS
A pretty lazy attempt… TL;DW
Boom, problem completely not solved, but the USPTO is swamped with nonsensical trademark applications.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/_Bq-6GeRhys?si=ih1eyBLJwo7KAVuS
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
I heard the number 6 is a lucky number in Chinese culture and that explains why there are so many Chinese companies with 6 letter names, like “Dingbo” and “moofoo” It seems to me like they just used a random letter generator.