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hatrack

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2. Or maybe his marks, er, customers will refuse to buy "smart glasses", and refrain from using AI . . .

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:49 AM

Jun 3

They might even vote out government officials who shovel tax dollars to those vital, vital AI data centers. They might avoid "smart" appliances and switch back to flip phones and tell this Qualcomm clown and his tech-bro ilk to go and fuck themselves.

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'Resistance is futile,' says Qualcomm CEO. AI agents will be become invisible, inescapable, follow you across devices [View all] highplainsdem Jun 3 OP

Well... -misanthroptimist Jun 3 #1

Or maybe his marks, er, customers will refuse to buy "smart glasses", and refrain from using AI . . . hatrack Jun 3 #2

That'll work, too. -misanthroptimist Jun 3 #3

In 1859, there was exactly one important service that depended on electricity . . . hatrack Jun 3 #4

Long term planning is just one... -misanthroptimist Jun 3 #5

That's for sure PatSeg Jun 3 #9

That won't happen... lame54 Jun 3 #12

Resistance is not futile. Prairie_Seagull Jun 3 #6

And as long as we're talking tech-bro fantasies . . . hatrack Jun 3 #7

I agree. I'm not going to fall for their propaganda. And I'll do all I can to make others aware of highplainsdem Jun 3 #11

I know you will. Prairie_Seagull Jun 3 #14

And make a wrong move durablend Jun 3 #8

did he cackle and wring his hands? eShirl Jun 3 #10

Sounding like the Borg worked well enough to show he's a crazy villain, so the Register's headline highplainsdem Jun 3 #13

It only works with the proper soundtrack . . . hatrack Jun 3 #17

Leave the devices at home quaker bill Jun 3 #15

What that idiot CEO is talking about is everyone being recorded by everyone else's devices, with highplainsdem Jun 3 #18

There is a massive difference between quaker bill Tuesday #19

F*ck that misuse of a Star Trek quote. Intractable Jun 3 #16

"AI agents will be become invisible, inescapable, follow you across devices" LudwigPastorius Tuesday #20