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  1. Do you guys still censor anyone not thrilled by Fiverr's AI approach? 😄 

  2. I'm not saying it isn't progress, or that all progress is bad. Maybe we won't need them. Until a solar flare hits us and we're all running around like headless chickens wondering how to repair the grid now that we can't just send a robot or ask MindGPT.
  3. I linked to an article about it in my post above. It has to do with multiple reasons. Our critical thinking skills can become worse and we tend to rely on AI even when it proves incorrect information. It can cause humans to lose our cignitive abilities and knowledge, resulting in a h omogenization of thought processes, create echo chambers, and diminished collective intelligence due to loss of thought diversity. This article touches on similar subjects: https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-024-00444-7 As one Norwegian professor put it: "The second, and perhaps more alarming find, is that solving tasks with ChatGPT weakens cognitive abilities such as memory, partly because the automation of task solving removes the possibility of critical thinking." He goes on to speculate about the frenetic need to embrace AI technologies being a psychological response to the fear of being left behind. At the intro of his Khrono article, he jokingly writes about a talk he held on this very subject: "At the beginning, I jokingly said that if the predictions about ChatGPT were to come true — that it would be used both by students to write and by teachers to correct — the future of Norwegian subjects would consist of texts that no one had written and no one had read." Professor David Raffo, who lectures in Business Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University, noticed changes in student behavior due to AI tools. Students had more trouble interacting with others and taking constructive feedback. My point here is that I think the rush to rely on AI for everything that we used to do ourselves, most certainly has the potential to screw with out cognitive and critical thinking abilities over time.
  4. I never said AI is bad. It's the way Fiverr uses it I don't like. I'm not "anti AI". I'm anti copypasting meaningless garbage. With that said, I truly think AI will make people dumber. Science agrees with me.
  5. Your question has a very obvious answer: work on your communication skills. I'd look into using both apps, online courses and in-person classes at the same time. Surround yourself with English-speaking people, watch movies and TV in English with the subtitles off, and in general, consume as much content as possible in English. You're trying, and you're interested in improving: that alone will make you successful, if you use it right.
  6. Have you tried using a different browser or device? At the moment, I'm actually experiencing similar problems here on the forum, and that's an entirely different platform to Fiverr. Whenever I type something, the marker moves and types at the beginning of the sentence, erasing what I've already typed in. I can type in Notepad just fine, so I'm not sure what is going on. ------ ¿Has intentado usar un navegador o dispositivo diferente? En este momento, de hecho, estoy experimentando problemas similares aquí en el foro, y eso es una plataforma completamente diferente a Fiverr. Cada vez que escribo algo, el cursor se mueve y escribe al comienzo de la oración, borrando lo que ya he escrito. Puedo escribir en Notepad sin problemas, así que no estoy seguro de qué está pasando.
  7. I've asked my SM. As I'm in the EU, I actually have a legal right to know how, why and what.
  8. I couldn't agree more. I've had the exact same experience and timeline as you've described. Fiverr treats us like "assets". That's all we are to them. A critical flaw, in my view, is that Fiverr isn't raising the bar in terms of quality, but rather in terms of who can best survive intense pressure. I've watched multiple sellers go from being highly successful, even some poster boys/girls of Fiverr,, to openly discussing the mental and physical health issues caused by Fiverr and its gamification strategies. This includes mental health problems like hallucinations, anxiety, and fatigue, as well as physical issues like autoimmune disorders, hypertension, and exacerbated symptoms of existing conditions. When the same illness prevents someone from being at their absolute best and most competitive, even for a few days, that's enough to permanently derail their career on Fiverr, regardless of the years they've spent striving to stay on top. The truth is, if a Western company treated their "employees" this way, it would make headlines. It has — just look at Amazon, or gig economy giants like Uber and JustEat. But since we're just part of the gig economy, Fiverr manages to get away with treating us like garbage. Bonus points on their ESG if they host a mental health webinar and tell us our mental health matters. It doesn't.
  9. Rejecting Fiverr's brand of AI shows a regressive mindset. You're now being disruptive, resisting progress and innovation. 🫡 Disclaimer: I've been graciously instructed to adopt a more "open-minded" perspective. Therefore, I'm employing meticulously crafted corporate jargon to mask my less than boundless enthusiasm for Fiverr's ingenious strategy. After all, who would stand in the way of progress?
  10. I'll tell you: it's because gen alpha and Z aren't able to hold a job for more than six months before moving on (unless they get to "change the world" and "make a difference" ending up with a promotion to "Chief Humbug Officer" within a month of them starting their job). The people who found out about this years ago are already retired and to weak to work.
  11. I agree. And all of this could have been avoided if they just bothered running in by some of their senior sellers, like us, before they launched it. Like they used to do. But I guess someone knew that this would piss off a lot of people, so they didn't want it leaked.
  12. I'm mostly positive, or just meh, about these changes. Fiverr hasn't really done anything to deserve my goodwill except sending me work, and I'm not complaining about that, but let's just say I'm so little impressed with the changes, mostly to the way Fiverr have been communicating, that I'm meh about most things. Overall, I see this as a good change. They've listened, probably not to us (even though they say this is because of our valuable feedback), but to the data that shows what a sh*tshow this has been.
  13. But I guess we can't have the cake and eat it too. They're fixing the emojies. Great! The rest probably won't matter that much for most sellers, unless they rely on old reviews while the new ones aren't that great due to the new system.
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