AI features like writing assistant should be opt-in, not opt-out
I don't use AI and I turn it off or hide it when possible. I switched to Proton in part to avoid how much other providers try to stuff it into everything. And yet I have to randomly find a "writing assistant" in my mail settings - and switched on by default, no prompt to opt-in or agree to whatever new terms and conditions this should require.
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Aaron Ruscetta
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Given the countless ethical concerns, hallucinatory output failings, hugely excessive environment threatening energy costs and sick greed motives of its Bloated Bloodsucking Billionaire tech bro parasite promoters, A-nti I-ntellect technologies are proving toxic to both society and our planet on every level, starting with the fact that all of the Large Language Models were trained on the A-bducted I-ntellect of human beings that was stolen without notice or permission from its copyright holders, authors and creators globally. It is critical that internet users who understand the need for Ethical Tech (exemplified by the privacy protections of Proton products and services, and open standards, and accessible FLOSS tools) always be given the choice of NOT using A-bducted I-ntellect that is now accelerating the enshitification of our world wide web and the destruction of our planetary climate.