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"A.i." is a tool of extraction, not liberation. These fucking products are designed to fuck you over, not help you.

The Lever@levernews.com

You asked AI for the cheapest flight. It dug through your emails, decided you could afford more, and suggested a ticket costing $100–$200 extra. Lindsay Owens explains ⬇️

25/10/26, 3:54 am187 reposts657 likes

@genna.bsky.social

Jaron Lanier wrote in like 2018 that AI products are not labour-saving, they’re labour-concealing, and I have been shouting that from the rooftops ever since

@lorewilsonart.bsky.social

same. i’ve been trying to get folks to read Dawn of the New Everything from Lanier and watch his videos explaining data dignity for over five years for this very reason.

@genna.bsky.social

I have only read You Are Not a Gadget and 10 Reasons to Delete Social media, but I will check that one out!

@windyspirals.bsky.social

At some point there's going to be lawsuits where someone accuses a website of "prompt injecting" their AI to convince it to overpay for some product.