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In the future, AI will help us write exponentially more thank-you notes in even less time.
Doesn’t that make you feel sad?
The Pixel 9 Pro will be able to send thank you notes at your command
The problem is the impersonal nature of such a feature.
Like many people, I hate writing thank-you notes.
When I receive a handwritten thank-you note, I dont see words on paper.
The Pixel 9 Pro will be able to send thank you notes at your command
I see the time it took to write them.
But those arent strangers.
Theyre friends and cousins and colleagues and loved ones.
Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat on stage at Made By Google 2024
You know: people, relationships, that sort of human thing.
I know the effort it takes, and I appreciate when it’s taken for me.
I dont want an AI that writes thank-you cards, because there is no humanity in it.
I don’t want an AI that creates fake memories in the form of photographs.
I feel sad when humans promote these AI benefits.
I have the same problem with Googles latest camera trick.
Add Me can add you to group photos using AI.
Thankfully, Google has solved this problem.
Once its done, you have an Add Me photo.
There you are, standing next to the group.
I promise, youll get there sooner than youd like.
A real group photo makes you feel a real connection to people.
I remember when a group of us took a photo at the Dorney Park amusement park in Pennsylvania.
I wish Id taken off my hat, because you cant see my face, but I was there.
I remember being there, and thats important.
In fact, thats the only important thing.
If I use Googles Add Me, what will I feel?
The time I stood by myself while my friend used aGoogle Pixel 9to add me?
On stage at the Made By Google event, Google used Add Me with Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler.
One presenter stood next to Jimmy Buckets, while the other took a photo.
Then, the photographer used Add Me to add himself to the pic.
We all know how this feature will really be used.
I’ll see Chris Rock crossing the street in Manhattan and I’ll take a photo with Add Me.
That would have been sad.
And what would I say when I showed people that photo?
“Here’s me and Chris Rock!”
“Oh, did you meet Chris Rock?”
“No, but I took a photo and then added myself later using Google’s Add Me!”
After I send 100 thank-you emails, written entirely by Gemini AI, will I feel satisfied?
Will I feel like Ive thanked anybody?
Then, what happens the next time I receive a thank-you… (ugh) a thank-you email?
Will it have the same impact?
If I think it was written by AI, could it have any impact at all?
An AI can write a note, but it will not be a thank-you.
