I’m not sure that anyone else has seen Rufus, as it’s Beta, but it seems that it’s not just the sellers that are being exposed to 30 year old programming standards; on the buyer side, when I open a page, I’m now getting an AI named Rufus popping up to “help”, by suggesting questions that it doesn’t …

[image] Picks_by_Nisha: Rufus [robin williams moments GIF]

I am just trying to tune it out :hear_no_evil:

[image] Sylphie: I am just trying to tune it out :hear_no_evil: Had I my druthers, I’d do the same - but as I remain rather trepid about Amazon’s head-first dive into the AI swamp winding up effecting negative consequences to our business, I find myself constrained to pursue a course embodied…

Another name for consideration… Bupkis is a Yiddish word that means “nothing” or a very small amount

Using mobile Chrome on this ASIN, I had to scroll all the way down to “compare,” just ahead of reviews, to find Rufus: Amazon.com . [Screenshot_20240904-200308_Chrome]

It does appear that they have at least made it less intrusive. If it’s there, but you have to look for it, then that is far preferable to the “Pop it up over the content” method that I first saw. Of course, this is not getting into the issues of it giving bad or even life-threatening advice.

[image] Picks_by_Nisha: …of it giving bad or even life-threatening advice. Good analysis and well said!

[image] Picks_by_Nisha: It reminds me of Clippy [70bRz-hUJ]

Those fig cookies did arrive today and were a hit with the family since I was heading there anyways after work. Consensus is that they’re fig newtons on steroids.

[image] Long-TimeLurker: Those fig cookies did arrive today and were a hit with the family since I was heading there anyways after work. Consensus is that they’re fig newtons on steroids. I don’t disagree (the same consensus prevails with Mrs. Dogtamer and our progeny), but I’m still dismayed…

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RUFUS??? wtf?

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