AI powered microwave.

[femme_mal@mstdn.social]

@futurebird And then the microwave manufacturer starts sending you emails every day.

"We see you enjoyed our AI-enhanced popcorn experience. Why not try our AI-enhanced refrigerated beverage experience?"

"We see you enjoyed AI-enabled refrigerated beverages and popcorn. You might be interested in our AI-boosted digital scale."

And then emails to everyone in contacts, "[A] enjoyed our AI-enhanced popcorn experience. Here's a discount to join [A] next movie night."

Ugh.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@femme_mal

They just want to know what you eat and when so they can somehow raise the price on it all. Ghouls.

[femme_mal@mstdn.social]

@futurebird Or get you to buy more of whatever vertical market they're pushing.

"We see you enjoyed popcorn during [streamed movie]. Here are the other movies popular in your area with AI-enhanced popcorn eaters."

"We see you enjoyed five popcorn-worthy movies this month. Perhaps you'd like to upgrade to our AI-enabled automatic popcorn popper microwave, synced to your movie streaming."

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird @troublewithwords well yeah unless you are looking for diy havanna syndrome #firebirds

[jrdepriest@infosec.exchange]

@troublewithwords @futurebird have you heard of @pluralistic novella "Unauthorized Bread"? Cause that's basically what happens.

[fish4203@tech.lgbt]

@futurebird
And it still won't be as good as the sharp carousel multiple choice

[relet@flipping.rocks]

@futurebird @troublewithwords

Excellent thinking! Let me generate a targeted setting for drying your hamster.

[jirikiha@raphus.social]

@pseudonym @futurebird i wish to know this as well. Why have a popcorn button if we're not supposed to use it?
Maybe #TechnologyConnections has an answer?

[artfulmodder@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird

[the5thcolumnist@ottawa.place]

@futurebird

So I assume you just put whatever in the microwave and it knows what it is and knows better than you what you want done with it ?

[paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird

replacing a demonstrably bad algorithm (popcorn button) with an even more random setting via AI is definitely not progress. i can only imagine what kind of burned mess you might wind up scraping out of your microwave before you try to kill the stench it caused in your kitchen...

[cinebox@masto.hackers.town]

@futurebird shit I just realized the techbro science fair already exists, it’s called CES

[pizzademon@mastodon.online]

@futurebird that button is a con. I found out you have to buy special bags EVERY time you want popcorn! I thought we were living in the future

[irina@critter.cafe]

@TerryHancock @futurebird there's a technology connections video with the information you seek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Limpr1L8Pss

[robrix@types.pl]

@futurebird why, god??? why????

[sabik@rants.au]

@futurebird @troublewithwords
"Open the microwave door, HAL"

[spacelifeform@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird

Listen; Just listen. Listen closely.

Just listen to the popcorn.

#InternetOfShit

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@the5thColumnist

People will try that one (1) time and it won't work just right then they will press the +0:30 seconds button over and over like most people do with most microwaves.

Until they upgrade the firmware and the microwave refuses to do anything until you login one day. Then they will throw it away.

[catmisgivings@stranger.social]

@futurebird the popcorn button might as well be hard wired to the fire alarm system.

Almost every fire alarm when I lived in the dorms was somebody using the popcorn button on the microwave and burning the popcorn.

[medeavanamonde@beige.party]

@sabik @futurebird @troublewithwords