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    I believe I have cracked the code on Fiverr's 180 degree reversal of AI acceptance. Kick the tires on this. Fiverr keeps talking about how AI will "empower" its seller community. Actually, they are not wrong in theory, just that they found a way to empower the wrong group of sellers. For years we have lamented the fact that that Fiverr allowed completely untalented people who could not string 2 sentences together in English to pose as skilled sellers, only to disappoint the buyers on delivery. It was so prevalent that several places on the globe became famous for this, largely due to the lack of any barrier to entry. If you had a cell phone and the power was on in your village at the moment, you could join Fiverr and claim to be anything in the world, unchallenged, and they did. Through the years we asked for barriers to entry such as pay wall, skills verification, location and English proficiency verification, but this was all ignored while the great sweat shop ground away 24/7. Then the moment of singularity, the universal joke was played on all of us, when Fiverr decided that instead of cleaning the place up and ridding the platform of the scammers, spammers and impostors, they realized that by reversing their momentary ban on AI, they could essentially "empower" the world to pose as anything with far greater effect. Essentially, Fiverr decided to assist the grift. They are actually providing instruction as to how to game their own system, forming an army of mediocre sellers that they value far more than a small cadre of professionals with actual talents and skills. So yes, there are 8 billion photoshop experts in the world, 8 billion VO artists and 8 billion pro video editors, all on Fiber for just $5. As long as they get $1 of each sale, then what's the problem with playing a little "make believe." Go ahead chat with someone using Google translate who claims to be in Chicago, and get an AI generated, twelve fingered portrait of yourself. It's good for biz, one dollar at a time.
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    And you vill eat zee bugs, to change zee weather.
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    Those who refuse voluntary empowerment will be moved to forced empowerment camps.
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    The irony of Fiverr giving away a consultation with an AI "expart" is delicious. Since it's been 10 minutes without AI propaganda, here's the latest.
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    Tomorrow Fiverr celebrates World Fine Cuisine day:
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    Essentially yes. The definition of revisions and the number of them will vary from one seller to the next. It is up to you to select a seller that clearly explains how many revisions and the extent of revisions they include in the offer prior to ordering from them. If a seller does not have this clearly defined in their FAQ section, I would suggest asking them, or avoiding them and proceeding to someone who does. Also, "quality" is subjective, so you cannot say, "This is poor quality, so I want a revision." You need to be more specific, and yes, it would fall on you to tell the seller what you want changed. If you get a delivery and don't like it, then you fall back on your revisions until they are exhausted. Then if you want further revisions after that, your seller should charge you for each one. The cost of additional revisions should also be clearly defined if your seller is legit and professional.
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    What’s your WHY?

    newsmike replied to Kesha's topic in Lounge

    Gee whiz, hard act to follow. Makes my "why" seem somehow less altruistic:
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    Yes, but that is quite the point. Her point is that if you change the definition of the values in math, then you can arrive at whatever result you wish. So, if we agree that from here on, there is no such thing as "3" and whenever you see a 3, you are to substitute a 2, then yes this silliness works, but it could also lead to Fiverr paying you in cat treats instead of money, calculated by actual math. Point is that we can play silly mental games all day long, but do you really want Boeing designing aircraft with each engineer using a different definition of a 7 than others? It is just nonsense parlor games.
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    How is it possible that as technology advances people are becoming dumber by the day?
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    So please help me understand how you can simultaneously argue that: A. Math is a fixed thing with solid enough values to correctly justify not delivering what I perceive as 8 seconds, despite the fact that it is 45 minutes. B. Math is only real when you want it to be, as long as you do something as unreasonable as changing the definition of what a 7 is? Those are the 2 choices, unless you perceive that there is a third one.
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    Like the McDonald's register.
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    Why?
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    I don't think that arguing this in terms of computer technology is the most productive way to proceed for 2 reasons, first I am not able to quantify if what you stated is 100% accurate since it is not my field, and further, computers and in particular AI exists in a place where the laws of physics don't necessarily apply if they are inconvenient in supporting a claim. So let's please attack this in real world terms, because in a simulation, everything is possible, no matter how impossible. On your composting & visual effects gig, it states that you will provide up to 8 seconds of video for $15. What if I ordered and paid $15, and provided 45 minutes of video because I percieve 8 seconds differently from you. Will you honor that, or would reason suddenly make an appearance? Or Fiverr pays you $85 for what should have been $100. Upon asking CS, they respond, "the math works for us in the way which we define a dollar." You happy with that? Honestly?
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    Her entire premise is that 2+2 can equal 5, and all you have to do is change the definition of either "2"or "plus." It is nonsense. For example, I tell you that I can lift an airplane. As long as we mentally change the word airplane to mean kitten, yes that works, but it is amongst the laziest thinking possible.
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    Seems Neo is instructed to never take a firm stance on anything, hence "most cases." If waffles without certainty by design, because a lousy half answer is better than a wrong answer?
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    That say that as if they are looking as some "happiness score." Don't let Neo see the forum.
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    Can we at least agree on some realistic terminology? For example, it is fairly clear that that instead of "artificial intelligence" they are building "artificial stupidity." "Most cases"
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    What is illegal about, "we charge 20% of all revenues"? And what is the motivation to agree to that, then complain about it? More than likely not bothering to understand what they were agreeing to.
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    How do you sue someone for doing exactly what you agreed to when signing up for the service? One sues for breach of contract, but in this instance, Fiverr is doing exactly what they say they will do and the OP agreed to it. Plus, if someone is complaining about a few dollars missing from a tip, they are most likely not able to hire the attorneys needed to sue a company worth hundreds of millions.
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    Yes, for which no work was performed. Entitlement? Gen Z?
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    But you know what would happen if it were not there. Agree, the point is that someone gets outraged when they get their first paycheck from McDonald's at the age of 15, and because they grew up in a bubble, become outraged after receiving $85 after taxes instead of $100. Heads explode when they learn that a paycheck is not the same as a $20 in the birthday card from Grandma. Fun watching the chicks hatch though.
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    This is the best argument to make if you want to demonstrate that you paid no attention to how Fiverr works and simply skipped the actual words that adults are supposed to read and comprehend. This has been asked by noobs hundreds of times and answered every time. Why not learn why this is not only necessary, but also something that was disclosed in the TOS, which you apparently did not read.
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