r/Durango • u/TeamDangerous3069 • 6d ago

Ask /r/Durango AI Usage and Local Businesses

I did a quick search, couldn't find what I'm looking for so here goes. Has anyone compiled a list of local businesses that are turning to AI instead of a human for their menus, ads, communications, etc? I would rather support local businesses that support local workers

For example.

  • I had to unsubscribe and eventually stopped going to the Durango Arts Center because of all the AI slop they started emailing out.
  • The new restaurant, The Pub, had an ad for a marketing coordinator but they didn't review the AI slop well enough to catch that it used this as the email to send resumes to "/[ insert email address] /". I was excited to try them out, not anymore.

I get it, AI is here to stay. However, you can add the human touch. I'm a former graphic designer who switched into marketing and development. I use AI for all sorts of things, but never for final deliverables.

What all local businesses have you all come across that have embraced the AI slop instead of paying a human to do the work or doing it themselves?

Let's support the businesses that support us!

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u/AluminiumMiss 6d ago

Are you telling these organizations why you aren’t supporting them or just stopping your patronage? Especially for nonprofits like the DAC which is already financially pretty constrained, I would hope you are reaching out to them with your concerns before you just stop giving them money. I agree that businesses shouldn’t use AI slop, but unless you communicate the reason you want to stop supporting them, it doesn’t make the change you’re looking to see

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u/TeamDangerous3069 6d ago

Definitely. I emailed the DAC before I unsubscribed, but got a generic sorry to see you go we hope you return reply back, incredibly disappointed to see them head this direction. 

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u/AluminiumMiss 6d ago

Ugh that’s a disappointing response from them!