If you’re someone who’s more suspicious than stoked about AI, it can be stressful to see just how ubiquitous it’s becoming in basically every aspect of your life. Your day-to-day routine now involves dodging and deciphering AI-generated content, watching once-useful apps get cluttered with unwanted AI features, and begging customer service chatbots to let you talk to a human.
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