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eppur_se_muova

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5. Nothing gets my hackles up like a corporation proclaiming the "convenience" of new misfeatures that I didn't ask for ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:00 PM

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don't want, and get absolutely no benefit from, and wouldn't use if I had any choice in the matter. Plus the word is usually followed by either "charge" or "fee".

I've long given up on the idea that they're actually concerned about anything being "convenient" for the customers. It's all about making more profits with fewer and fewer lower-paid employees, with zero being the ultimate goal.

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AI companies trying to shift people from screens to audio commands is about control of you, not just convenience for you [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP

The AI companies are also desperately trying to expand their market. Hugin Sunday #1

Agree that voice commands could expand the market. Curious about how it obfuscates hallucinations. Isn't highplainsdem Sunday #2

I haven't seen any... Hugin Sunday #4

Audio commands imply the AI is listening to you... haele Sunday #3

Nothing gets my hackles up like a corporation proclaiming the "convenience" of new misfeatures that I didn't ask for ... eppur_se_muova Sunday #5