Layman’s Version: Desperate Fiverr Grabs onto AI Hype

Just the Facts (Because You Obviously Cannot Find Them)

It looks like Fiverr, the home of cut-rate art and design work, has chugged the AI kool-aid and dived into generative AI. Thanks to the stupidly popular trend of large language models (LLMs), Fiverr Neo is now powered by these LLMs. In simple terms, because you probably can’t handle the jargon: they’ve swapped human creativity for soulless machines.

Potential Rubbish Implications of This “Innovation”

This could be the beginning of the end for freelancer platforms as this artificial intelligence is designed to replace humans, and Fiverr is happy to lead the charge. (Not that it matters since half the jobs on their platform are already bottom-of-the-barrel.) If we follow this path, we risk devaluing genuine human creativity and turning every artistic platform into an AI factory. And yes, like everything else AI does, it’s likely to be shockingly mediocre and entirely without the spark that makes art and design worthwhile.

Shaking My Head at This Absurdity

Fiverr’s latest move shows they’d rather save a fast buck than maintain anything resembling quality. By slapping AI into their platform, they’re basically telling the world that they don’t believe in the worth of human creativity or fair pay. In the eternal words of Chef Gordon Ramsay, Fiverr Neo is “an insult to the bloody industry”. So, if you enjoy poorly replicated, lifeless design work, this switch to generative AI is perfect for you. Otherwise, it’s quite a pathetic showcase of where technology is heading: automation over appreciation.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/ai/fiverr-launches-business-solutions-and-neo-ai-matching-algorithm/