Allow opt out of Beam/AI
Bex
On startup when new users register, allow them to opt out of using beam/AI. I've used beacons before without and loved it. Being stuck using beam made me absolutely loathe the process and I was tempted to leave and go to LinkTree. Beam is not friendly to experienced creators and actually hinders their set up.
Autopilot
Merged in a post:
Add the option to disable all AI features and chats
L
Love
I HATE AI. It is burning the world and a waste of space. Every company has jumped on the unnecessary and greedy pipeline to create their own AI. FINE! You want to watch the world burn and displace poor people with rising electricity costs and unclean water that your cutely branded AI guzzles up. WHATEVER.
GIVE ME AN OPTION TO DISABLE IT FOREVER AND GET THE STUPID POP-UP WINDOW OUT OF MY FACE.
I have really had it up to here with this AI trend. And I am seriously considering switching to another platform that doesn't favor this horrible hellscape future that everyone is so eager to run into. I hope you enjoy the water wars just like Waterworld predicted. We'll all be in Blade Runner soon enough, thanks to the actions of a few shmucks who want to make money and be trendy. Salud!
Teoman
completely agree , beacons has just too many things without even a opt-out button
Jacob Choi-Durham
Hello Bex! I have a few more questions for you:
- What specific features or aspects of Beam/AI do you find most hindering to your setup process?
- Can you describe any particular scenarios where Beam/AI negatively impacted your experience?
- Would you prefer a complete opt-out option or more granular control over which Beam/AI features are enabled?
Bex
Hello Jacob Choi-Durham ,
1) that it took forever to try to generate something when I ultimately still ended up going with one of the non-AI templates anyway. This made Beam useless and extreme waste of my time upon set up.
2) I wouldve absolutely been able to do what i needed to do quicker by just selecting the template and working from the template to make the updates I desired. Any scenario in which I want more control leaves any interaction with Beam negative.
3) Complete opt out. For those who want it, they should still be able to opt in. Those who dont, should be able to completely opt out and skip it