Google Docs is usually my go-to for document writing, but what is WITH all the AI? It almost unusable now. The Gemini UI barges in and appears wherever I'm going to type, and there are constant "would you like me to write/re-word this for you?" pop ups... why would you DO this to your own product?
Yesterday, my mom updated her Android system, and they replaced the main button Turn Off function with Call Gemini 🙃 Had to dwell into setting to find how to reverse it.
All these AI tech bros dying to get rich from it know that a HUGE portion of us HATE it and the only way to get us to use it is forcing it upon us and I, for one, will pass on it every single time.
Google is dogshit. Libre for life baybeeee
It’s even worse in Microsoft Word. Copilot makes awful stylistic suggestions, and tries to “correct” fictional statements even if you’re writing… fiction.
There’s no way to opt out?? That’s bullshit. I have all of it disabled on my iMac and phone. Maybe it’s ego or hubris or whatever but I would be completely insulted that an AI bot thought it could write better than me.
@ellipsus.com is the AI-free way to go😌
My guess is that some software engineering manager has "number of Gemini features added to product" as an annual performance review metric. 🤷
An accidental click is still a click 📈
This was such a thing at my old job carried over from Microsoft product managers (Xbox).
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Oh, bless you for this.
think there's also extensions for different browsers that help do this also for searches
Thank you! It worked! Oh god that will make my life so much easier now 😅
Following for alternatives AI infected processors. I feel like this post might come up roses.
solution desperately searching for problem
that's why I told it to f off the first few times (because of course they didn't ask just once...) I saw the banner telling me to try it out
It's almost like it wants to take over. Everything I write, suddenly it sticks its head in the door "do you want me to re-write that for you?" -- NO! That's why I'm typing it! But it keeps on coming, again and again with no way to turn it off even though they have settings for every other thing. GAH
Same thing happened to me with MS Word. Had to cancel my subscription so that I could get a non-AI version of it 🙄 I really don't know why they keep adding AI to everything, often without the option to disable it
This has been the case for everything in the Google Suite of products. They started with their search engine, and its bankrupt businesses and eviscerated e-commerce. Nobody who makes these decisions will be held responsible when the AI bubble finally bursts, and layoffs will be the answer.
I asked Gemini once when it kept popping up "how do I turn you off?" it said "I'm sorry, I can't help with that."
I feel like we all owe Clippy an apology
it does want to take over they're trying to remove critical thinking skills out of their users /if we would be in any other timeline i'd wonder if i'd become paranoia, and yet
The most obnoxious thing is when I stop typing for a few seconds to figure out phrasing and it pops up "Want AI to finish this?" at my cursor. (Alas, workplaces where execs have drunk the kool-aid often admin-remove the account-level opt-out.)
Yeah, that's the one I encounter most frequently. Every single time I pause, suddenly it pokes its "DO YOU NEED HELP HUH" nose in.
EVERY FREAKING TIME AND I LOATHE IT. No, fucking prompt, I do not, nor will I ever need help adding notes to this document - I’m writing down issues I need to keep track of. I hate it with every fiber of my being
I successfully turned it off and it is the most liberating feeling
ellipsus.com It also has the same collaborative features like docs
If your using gmail through Google workspace I believe you can turn it off, it's just burried deep in the settings
Oh you’re kidding?? I used Google Docs throughout my whole doctoral program and for my recent dissertation. Finished just in time. I would have hated to go back to Word, but thankfully avoided the AI crap.
Working to build the world of tomorrow where people no longer have to think for themselves. The disturbing part is we've had tons of movies about this very issue, but we have yet to fully deviate from this path.
I think people want the Jetsons lifestyle vs what's coming in this dystopian nightmare.
Amen. A friend and I churned out stacks of home-brew gaming expansions using Google Docs over the last two years. At first it was great, I'd even do tons of editing on my phone. Now I can't do more than 5 minutes without it devouring my mobile battery. Its janky and intrusive. We've moved on.
