Comment on Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech
sandflavoured@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Remember that you, the reader, don’t have to take part in this. If you don’t like it, don’t use it - tell your friends and family not to use it, and why.
The only way companies stop this trend is if they see it’s a losing bet.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Oh they’ll force you to use it. It will be shoved into every service you use, also ones you need to use. You will not be able to do your work, access government services, or live your life without going through them.
Late stage capitalism has killed the free market a while ago.
sandflavoured@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Use at work is a secondary factor. If end stage customers refuse to use a service because of a certain trait, that trait becomes unprofitable.
As an example, my friends and I will never play Valorant because of the invasive anti-cheat system; most people don’t care.
We all have a choice, even if it means giving up some conveniences. It would seem that most people either don’t know or don’t now better.