EBay now run by AI. Quite funny if it wasn't so sad.

[ekrabappel]

OK, I was browsing for negatives in the "Photographic Images" category and there were lots of listings for "Quartz Watch Movement Negative Plate Professional Watch Movement Accessories". Clearly this was an incorrect category suggestion by EBay AI so I submitted several item reports regarding item listed in wrong category. This is the response: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the listing to be in violation of our policy. This determination was made using automation or artificial intelligence."

REALLY! So EBay now uses AI to suggest erroneous categories for item listings and when this is reported by a human EBay uses the same AI to verify that the mistake made by the AI is the correct mistake.

Unbelievable. I think I might go and eat some rocks for my vitamins and add some more glue to my pizza to make it stick together.

[twyngwyn]

...you might get a survey from ebay about SEARCH (just as I did).....AI is driving that too!

Have they sacked all their staff?

[davewil1964]

How would we know?

AI in a couple of weeks will probably be more effective than eBay employees. AI, at least, is evolving. It learns from the past.

[springyzone]

Anything to save money and bring down costs. A lot of businesses will be going with it.

I don't know about funny. In some ways, scary.

[sandypebbles]

A reply from a supposedly human assistant a while back told me used knickers were fine when I reported a listing for them, so

[paper-jack]

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@sandypebbles wrote:

A reply from a supposedly human assistant a while back told me used knickers were fine when I reported a listing for them, so

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AI = Allows Indecency