ChatGPT will super-power VW’s voice assistant.

Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for “enriching conversations”::Volkswagen is putting ChatGPT into its cars starting in the second quarter of 2024. The feature is being considered for the US, but plans have yet to be finalized.

  • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
    1002·
    1 year ago

    I just want to fucking drive. I don’t need a conversation. Can we stop listening to dumbasses fresh out of their MBA program?

  • Gamoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    551·
    1 year ago

    Perhaps one of the stupidest fucking ideas ever. “Let’s add more and more and more distractions for drivers. A touch screen so they have to stop looking at the road! An AI to distract them with inane rambling, because we think that’s an enriching conversation since we are also robots. Add that to the ads on radio fucking with you by being different volumes and having car beeping noises and shit in them and WE WILL FINALLY ERADICATE THE DRIVERS”

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      38·
      1 year ago

      Hi. This is Volky, the Volkswagen AI powered by Microsoft!! I see you want to start an engaging conversation about anal sex during constipation. Did you know that in ancient Sumaria “Fucking that shit” was an act performed by Shaman for treating severe constipation? If you’d like to talk about this more during your trip to “Kroger Grocery store” pound your face twice on the steering column to activate your $19.99 a month subscription to ChatGPT 5.5 advanced conversation mode!

    • Zeth0s@lemmy.worldEnglish
      46·
      1 year ago

      Why is that? Most car already have voice assistants to help in tasks that would ve distracting for the driver. What’s the difference with chatGPT?

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    532·
    1 year ago

    So, they’re fresh off of rolling back their attempt to make everything a touch interface, which everyone hated… and they’re electing to go down yet another poorly-considered human interface rabbit hole?

    That’s a bold move, cotton.

    I’ll stick with my “stupid” 2003 Jetta 1.8T, thanks.

  • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.mlEnglish
    38·
    1 year ago

    Why do we need “enriching conversations” built in a car at all? Aren’t you supposed to be focusing on the road?

    VW promises it won’t force you to create a new account or install any apps.

    Not yet, anyway.

    • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      They saw us get angry at a heating subscription and decided we are tiktok brained idiots who lack the skill to be social with humans and found another potential subscription service justification that causes less anger?

    • pewter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Conversation keeps me alert if I’ve been driving a long time. I don’t know if artificial conversation would be as effective, but at least it’s an option.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    VW: so we listened to our customers, and we’re announcing we’re transitioning back to physical buttons on the steering wheel

    People: yes!

    VW: …and integrating chatGPT into our cars!

    ffs VW. I hope it’s opt-in at least.

    • PinkPanther@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Nah, they’ll just do what every other company does: record everything and send it to their servers. “But we’re only using it to improve our service”-bullshit excuse.

  • SomeGuy69@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    “You haven’t paid your leasing fee this month, ChatGPT will now start to tell bad dad jokes”

  • madcaesar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Should we invest the money from R&D so that our cars aren’t just hard plastic shit boxes? No! Give them AI!

    • spudwart@spudwart.comEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Alternatively, we could take money away cars and put it towards public transit infrastructure