Shaming Electrek on Their AI Bullshit
Maybe their graphic designer was going for that sort of over-designed 2010s infographic style. Then I saw a “Made using AI” label below the image, but that could refer to the background photo, not necessarily the graph. Without doing any math, the blue section has around 400 votes and the green section has around 800 votes.
- ▪Maybe their graphic designer was going for that sort of over-designed 2010s infographic style.
- ▪Then I saw a “Made using AI” label below the image, but that could refer to the background photo, not necessarily the graph.
- ▪Without doing any math, the blue section has around 400 votes and the green section has around 800 votes.
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Shaming Electrek On Their AI Bullshit Jul 20, 2026 • Extra Ordinary I’m supposed to be studying for a rather technical job interview I have tomorrow (context), but then I saw this article from Electrek: “Survey Sunday: is Slate Auto’s affordable electric truck going to make it?” I’m personally very excited about Slate Auto — I like sedans, but boy is their design philosophy right up my alley, so I’m rooting for their success — so I clicked through and saw this graph: It immediately has an AI smell to it, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt for a second. Maybe their graphic designer was going for that sort of over-designed 2010s infographic style. Then I saw a “Made using AI” label below the image, but that could refer to the background photo, not necessarily the graph.
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