Comment by kdheiwns

We're going to reach a point where these companies stop asking for money and start mandating it. They've got a vice grip around the nuts of many governments and loads of companies have gone all in on investing in these slop heaps.

At some point, companies are going to start removing basic features. Governments and essential services are going to make people go through chatbots to get basic service. They're going to require AI to validate stuff that's already automated and working fine. Google search? That'll be all AI (and I guess they're already rolling it out). Dentist appointment? Going to need to do it through some AI app that requires an account and tokens "for a better patient experience". Verifying your ID when buying alcohol? Going to need AI to scan it and take 90 seconds to determine whether it's real. And it'll say you're an 7 year old farm worker in rural Botswana, so you can't get alcohol. And they're going to milk money at every level of this.