sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWeird Al Yankovic Turned Down “Nice Pile Of Money” For AI Ad: “I Can’t Be The Poster Boy For AI”deadline.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1639arrow-down17
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minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·2 months agoI am all for the proliferation of (Weird) Al in everything, particularly when using sans-serif fonts.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoSince everybody wants AI cancelled nowadays, that’ll just be… Weird.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI hadn’t heard about this. Somehow it doesn’t surprise me though.
minus-squareFluorineBalloon@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoI think they’re saying people want to cancel ai, not AL - and playing on how in most fonts capital i and lowercase L look the same.
minus-squarekboy101222@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoI think that was the commenter’s intent, so don’t feel too bad
minus-squareFluorineBalloon@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’m sorry you feel dumb, and you don’t need to - we all have our “whoosh” moments. I only intended to clear the air regarding my long time hero Weird Al.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s why I call it ‘a.i.’ because fuck giving that shit the honour of capitalising it, and also as someone that sometimes goes by Al (lowercase L).
I am all for the proliferation of (Weird) Al in everything, particularly when using sans-serif fonts.
Since everybody wants AI cancelled nowadays, that’ll just be… Weird.
I hadn’t heard about this. Somehow it doesn’t surprise me though.
I think they’re saying people want to cancel ai, not AL - and playing on how in most fonts capital i and lowercase L look the same.
Thanks. I feel dumb now.
I think that was the commenter’s intent, so don’t feel too bad
I’m sorry you feel dumb, and you don’t need to - we all have our “whoosh” moments. I only intended to clear the air regarding my long time hero Weird Al.
That’s why I call it ‘a.i.’ because fuck giving that shit the honour of capitalising it, and also as someone that sometimes goes by Al (lowercase L).