I would argue that such things do happen, the cult "Heaven's Gate" probably being one of the most notorious examples. Thankfully, however, this is not a widespread phenomenon.
HedyL
joined 2 years ago
Yes, even some influential people at my employer have started to peddle the idea that only “old-fashioned” people are still using Google, while all the forward-thinking people are prompting an AI. For this reason alone, I think that negative examples like this one deserve a lot more attention.
From the original article:
Crivello told TechCrunch that out of millions of responses, Lindy only Rickrolled customers twice.
Yes, but how many of them received other similarly "useful" answers to their questions?
In any case, I think we have to acknowledge that companies are capable of turning a whistleblower's life into hell without ever physically laying a hand on them.