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Toronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lane

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Toronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lane

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  • @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    119•2 months ago

    How is this not fraud?

    • @kescusay@lemmy.world
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      108•2 months ago

      It’s… Well, it’s 100% fraud.

      • @Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de
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        14•2 months ago

        But they’re rich, so it’s just a smart business move

      • sunzu2
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        Removed by mod

  • @conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    110•2 months ago

    The stupid thing here is that mass transit, pedestrians, and cyclists are all way better for small businesses than huge parking lots and enforced car dependency. There’s lots of studies that show that car dependency really only benefits big box stores and big corporate chains. Fucking dumbasses.

    • @kozy138@lemm.ee
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      Not if your business is car dealership or gas station

      • @girthero@lemmy.world
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        36•2 months ago

        I wouldn’t classify most as small business anyway.

    • fmstrat
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      6•2 months ago

      It’s because it requires removal of 138 parking spaces.

      • @conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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        5•2 months ago

        Right, but there’s lots of studies that show that those parking spaces are actually much more beneficial to everyone- business included- as bike lanes, bus lanes, seating stalls, and nearly anything else besides parking.

  • @drdiddlybadger@pawb.social
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    38•2 months ago

    Boycott their businesses.

    • Lit
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      4•2 months ago

      replace them with AI.

  • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    35•2 months ago

    People say right-wingers aren’t creative. But look at all the different ways they’ve found to say ‘lies’!

  • @5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    33•2 months ago

    The Petty Bourgeoisie.

  • @einlander@lemmy.world
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    27•2 months ago

    Ai agents are a sin.

    • @photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8•2 months ago

      As with any technology, it’s how it’s used that counts.

      • @SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        5•2 months ago

        Or the purpose of creation. Give me something actually useful that actually solves problems please jfc.

      • @i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca
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        2•2 months ago

        AI doesn’t kill people. People kill people!

        AI does, however, kill polar bears.

  • @Sibshops@lemm.ee
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    20•2 months ago

    Wouldn’t businesses want more people, tho?

    • @5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Businesses ≠ Business owners

  • @Chip_Rat@lemmy.world
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    16•2 months ago

    Another example of AI putting real humans out of work. Up until recently I used to to get paid good money to ride my bike in loops past survey cameras while wearing different hats. Now, my phone never rings and I’ve had to slowly sell off my collection to make rent. Even if I do get another job offer, I’m down to like 7 hats, most clients I deal with expect twice that many hats for the money they spend.

  • @tyler@programming.dev
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    16•2 months ago

    He adds that the space issue would be compounded by Uber and Instacart drivers, who need somewhere to park while they pick up orders for customers.

    Maybe with the bus lanes your new traffic from getting bus loads of people to your doorstep will mean that people don’t need to get food delivery as much.

  • @DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15•2 months ago

    After the reveal today of Google Veo 3 and now this… We are truly and utterly fucked

  • @blargle@sh.itjust.works
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    4•2 months ago

    Does she know…? Does she know she’s an ad?

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