Post #3468201
2026-06-29 07:26 UTC
So today I learned that CDiscount uses an AI in a surprising way.
I've been waiting for a kitten-related package for a while, and seeing that it's stuck in Belgium (because nowadays CDiscount is a marketplace that ships from China just like AliExpress, it turns out), I sent a message to the seller.
So I type my message, and after I press enter, CDiscount shows me a form with a few more boxes to check before sending it ; stuff like when the package was expected, or whether I asked my neighbors -
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@ladyteruki@mastodon.social 2026-06-29 07:29
- about having receiving it instead of me. It's not particularly relevant, especially because the relevant stuff is already in my original message, but I understand automation, let's check some boxes if that makes them happy. Except, after I've checked the relevant boxes, here is my message again... REPHRASED. Not just with templates depending on the boxes I've checked or not, but fully rephrased what I've written originally as well. It's a f*cking AI.