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Denzil Ferreira<p>Oh Google, if you are pushing Gemini to replace Google Assistant, at least make sure Gemini actually works with what used to work with Google Assistant! My Google Home completely borked with "I'm sorry I can't do that" "Your device does not support that" when I set the default assistant to Gemini. I get we want people to migrate. But what happened to testing before rollout? <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a></p>
JustGeek<p>🖥️🎮 Gaming Copilot arrive dans la Game Bar de Windows 11</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.justgeek.fr/gaming-copilot-windows-11-game-bar-140605/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justgeek.fr/gaming-copilot-win</span><span class="invisible">dows-11-game-bar-140605/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GamingCopilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingCopilot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeuxVid%C3%A9o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeuxVidéo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
Blaze Trends<p>Javed Akhtar's Unfulfilled Dream: Guru Dutt Assistant, Director Aspirations Revealed</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/director" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>director</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarlyCareer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyCareer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gurudutt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gurudutt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javedakhtar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javedakhtar</span></a> <br><a href="https://blazetrends.com/javed-akhtars-unfulfilled-dream-guru-dutt-assistant-director-aspirations-revealed/?fsp_sid=85297" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blazetrends.com/javed-akhtars-</span><span class="invisible">unfulfilled-dream-guru-dutt-assistant-director-aspirations-revealed/?fsp_sid=85297</span></a></p>
JustGeek<p>🐧🤖 Newelle : l’assistant IA open source pour les utilisateurs Linux</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.justgeek.fr/newelle-assistant-ia-linux-140577/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justgeek.fr/newelle-assistant-</span><span class="invisible">ia-linux-140577/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Biblio-Manchot<p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Shaarli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shaarli</span></a>: Coordinateur/coordinatrice numérique <a href="https://www.carrieres-publiques.com/fiche-metier/detail/metier-coordinateur-coordinatrice-numerique-m-2651" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">carrieres-publiques.com/fiche-</span><span class="invisible">metier/detail/metier-coordinateur-coordinatrice-numerique-m-2651</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/num%C3%A9rique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>numérique</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a></p>
ABDELAZIZ<p>Who is Mike Donilon, a long-time assistant shown in the appearance of Comer’s coverage probe? star-news.press/wp</p><p>,Who is Mike Donilon, a long-time assistant shown in the appearance of Comer's coverage probe? star-news.press/wp, 2025-07-31 16:00:00 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donilon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donilon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longtime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appearance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/probe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://star-news.press/who-mike-donilon-longtime-biden-aide-appearing-comers-cover-up-probe/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">star-news.press/who-mike-donil</span><span class="invisible">on-longtime-biden-aide-appearing-comers-cover-up-probe/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
JustGeek<p>🤖 Lumo : l’assistant IA de Proton qui respecte votre vie privée</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.justgeek.fr/lumo-proton-assistant-ia-confidentiel-140361/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justgeek.fr/lumo-proton-assist</span><span class="invisible">ant-ia-confidentiel-140361/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lumo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chatbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chatbot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>&gt; there are rumblings of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a>, because <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> clearly isn't delivering the smooth and integrated <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a> experience you might expect if you've picked up one of its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleHome</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleNest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleNest</span></a> devices.</p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/the-google-home-crisis-deepens-as-users-report-full-meltdown-and-a-lawsuit-could-be-on-the-way" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/home/smart-home/</span><span class="invisible">the-google-home-crisis-deepens-as-users-report-full-meltdown-and-a-lawsuit-could-be-on-the-way</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/googleAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googleAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voiceAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>okGoogle</span></a></p>
Smart Home Circle<p>✨ReSpeaker Lite YAML Config is updated with new changes from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@esphome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>esphome</span></a></span> for creating a voice assistant with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homeassistant</span></a></span> 2025.07 </p><p>You can refer to it here 👇: <a href="https://smarthomecircle.com/local-voice-assistant-with-seeed-studio-respeaker-lite" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">smarthomecircle.com/local-voic</span><span class="invisible">e-assistant-with-seeed-studio-respeaker-lite</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://seeedstudio.social/@seeedstudio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>seeedstudio</span></a></span></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>&gt; Whether I’m trying to get unstuck, show up better for the people I care about or just get through a weirdly unmotivated weekday, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> has proven to be a helpful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> for thinking more clearly and acting more deliberately.</p><p><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-use-chatgpt-every-day-here-are-9-new-prompts-i-cant-live-without" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomsguide.com/ai/i-use-chatgpt</span><span class="invisible">-every-day-here-are-9-new-prompts-i-cant-live-without</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openai</span></a></p>
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➴➴➴Æ🜔Ɲ.Ƈꭚ⍴𝔥єɼ👩🏻‍💻<p>#2030 to #2040: <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> </p><p>Presistent, context aware helpers. They can handle sceduling, multi task steps, integrate with other tech. Have a theory about how their actions will affect the user and navigate around that.</p><p>2032 Original Turing Test passed at 3 Trillion Parameters.</p><p>2036 Strengthened Turing Test passed at 15 Trillion Parameters.</p>
TechNewsRo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a>: An <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> That Remembers What Matters</p><p><a href="https://technewsro.blog/memoria-copilot-un-asistent-ai-care-tine-minte-ce-conteaza/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">technewsro.blog/memoria-copilo</span><span class="invisible">t-un-asistent-ai-care-tine-minte-ce-conteaza/</span></a></p>
Not AI 👾<p># assistant.koplugin Assistant AI Helper Plugin for KOReader Lets You Interact with AI Language Models (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama etc.) while Reading</p><p>Eines der besten Plugins für den Koreader. Ich nutze das auf einem <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Pocketbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pocketbook</span></a> Verse Pro Color. Es ist gerade bei Fremdwörtern so hilfreich. Mit dem kostenlosen Gemini API Zugriff ist es eine echte Bereicherung auf dem Koreader. Vor allem, weil man jede Menge Zusatzinformationen erhält. In diesem Fall ist die <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a> tatsächlich mal nützlich oder weißt Du vielleicht aus dem Kopf was “nigrostriatales” bedeutet? </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a>.koplugin <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KOReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KOReader</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>-Helper <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>-language-models <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p><p>—-</p><p>**assistant.koplugin (<a href="https://github.com/omer-faruq/assistant.koplugin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/omer-faruq/assistan</span><span class="invisible">t.koplugin</span></a>)** Public</p><p>Assistant: AI Helper Plugin for KOReader: lets you interact with AI language models (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama etc.) while reading</p><p>## License</p><p>GPL-3.0 license (<a href="https://github.com/omer-faruq/assistant.koplugin/blob/main/LICENSE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/omer-faruq/assistan</span><span class="invisible">t.koplugin/blob/main/LICENSE</span></a>)</p><p># Languages</p><p>- Lua 100.0%<br>—-</p>
ScruffyBrush<p>A commission for Bellied Bird to draw their friendly emotional support Goodra robot assistant in SS13.<br>Their ref featured a for-scale sprite comparison that seemed similar so I correctly guessed that guy is from/for playing with SS13 and drew the kitchen from one of the servers I could google.</p><p>Shortly before I even tried drawing and loong before I started doing commissions I did some SS13 character sprites editing to add furries to the mix of a private RedditfursSteam server.</p><p>Started doing it for fun but peeps liked it enough I tried to support as many species as I could. It was surprisingly hard to stick to the same template to make sure items and ears, snout etc didn't look too out of place or stick out too much in weird ways.</p><p>I don't know if I could still find the sprites if I tried (maybe?). After working on this commission me and noxid decided to check out SS14 and I'm happy to see nowadays there's a lot more furry species on SS14.</p><p>Had to ask friends for help on this one and suggest better color balance because it initially was wayy too dark and made the character accidentally look evil.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/SS14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SS14</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/SS13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SS13</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Goodra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodra</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robot</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/recharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recharging</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/kitchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kitchen</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tiger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiger</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assistant</span></a> : of the second grade in the staff of the army</p><p>- German: der Assistent</p><p>- Italian: aiutante</p><p>- Portuguese: assistente</p><p>- Spanish: ayudante</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new subreddit for language learners @ <a href="https://reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dennis A<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assistant</span></a> <br>"Some just miss the 'old' Google Assistant (which arguably still runs rings around Siri for many requests).</p><p>Thankfully, it's easier than you might think to swap back — here's how to do just that and bring Google Assistant back to your Pixel device."</p><p>How to turn off Google Gemini on your Pixel phone, and return to Google Assistant</p><p>"The old guy was better"<br><a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/how-to-turn-off-google-gemini-on-your-pixel-phone-and-return-to-google-assistant" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/computing/artifi</span><span class="invisible">cial-intelligence/how-to-turn-off-google-gemini-on-your-pixel-phone-and-return-to-google-assistant</span></a></p>
tante<p><strong>I’m HelPInG!!11</strong></p><p>I am not an active user of so-called “AI-Assistants”, neither for coding nor writing nor research. I constantly test and evaluate those systems (for my private analyses as well as for my day job) but they don’t really integrate well with my workflow and thinking.</p><p>There are many reasons for avoiding those systems: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2025/01/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Skill decay</a> especially in abilities like “critical thinking” or “problem solving” comes to mind. The ecological impact of those systems is another aspect that can’t be overlooked if one cares about the world. The way those systems harness and accumulate all data and information they can get without respect or compensation for the creators while charging for their systems. All very true, important and enough to stay away from them.</p><p>But today I stumbled over <a href="https://www.heise.de/tests/Copilot-in-privaten-Microsoft-365-Abos-im-Test-10270385.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">an article on Heise</a> (for the non German-speakers here: Heise is one of the biggest and most reputable tech news sites in Germany) where they evaluated Microsoft’s Copilot and the image they generated for their illustration basically says it better than I ever could:</p><p>I live with a kid and 2 cats so I am well aware of how it feels when someone randomly starts typing on your keyboard while you are trying to do something. It’s not exactly <em>helping</em> to say the least.</p><p>This image illustrates how I feel those systems interact with my cognitive processes: I am neither a great writer nor a great programmer nor a great analyst or thinker. I am okay at all of those things, I can get some work done. But it’s always a struggle: Programming stuff is hard and annoying. Reading stuff is hard and annoying. Writing stuff is hard and really fucking annoying. But the “hard and annoying” part is necessary for me to feel like i have a grasp on what I am doing.</p><p>A lot of stuff I write might be dumb or wrong or badly argued. But I can own all that because I put in some work thinking, reading, talking-to-myselfing and all that to reach some form of conclusion. Sometimes it’s wrong and I get to learn from people giving me input and feedback and comments. But at the point of writing I can stand behind it. I have a certain level of confidence.</p><p>“AI” assistants undermine that feeling: They are a random hand that types stuff while I write, some of it horrible, some might even be good but I never know. I never know which statistical effects brought forward a certain turn of phrase or a line of argument. They create distance between me and my thinking and my writing, they alienate the visible output of my work from my work. They <em>alienate</em> me from my writing.</p><p>Writing isn’t exactly thinking. Writing is writing. (And coding is a form of writing to me just with more rules.) But writing is a useful tool to help one’s thinking. Thinking towards writing something down can help me create structure in my thoughts. Can help me focus. It also forces me to actually get to some form of conclusion or result – as temporary as that result might be. And assistants disturb that process. And unlike cats or kids they’re not even cute or loveable. </p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://tante.cc/tag/ai/" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://tante.cc/tag/assistant/" target="_blank">#assistant</a></p>