There was a time (really, the past 15 years or so) where responding to things with an animated GIF was so perfect and encapsulated so much (e.g., if a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is a series of pixelated images moving a 8 frames per second worth?).
For example. see the rise of services like Giphy. I even have a random 10 year old project myself that involves animated GIFs!
Now though, it’s becoming generative AI all the way down.
For example, I just received a meeting invite that increases the frequency of meetings I’m having related to a certain project to… every single day.
Me: Hey, robot! Please create a meme image of a programmer jumping up on a desk and excitedly cheering “MOAR MEETINGS!”
Robot:
Now to figure out a way to send it in my place…
