This is very unlikely, because if they did it to more than a handful of people, the pattern would become immediately obvious.
realharo
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Out of context, on its own, it wouldn't be. But if you look at who is pushing it, that changes the picture.
It works reasonably well for timers, alarms and weather.
The real role of current-gen AI in politics should be mainly summarizing the text of laws and bills, so even people who don't have the time to read everything can stay more or less in the picture, and ask specific questions about the text.
"Fancy" features like group chats, or sending pictures that don't look like ass?
When every single alternative (other than RCS, ironically enough) just plain works. People just text, send each other pictures, participate in group chats, and it all just works, no matter the phone, computer, whatever, there are even just plain websites for many services.
Better than the US, at least in Europe you are not forced to buy a specific device just to be able to communicate.
Who knows, if Facebook gets severely limited by these laws, maybe we'll all switch to Signal or something.
That's only true for people who don't care about operating lawfully. A big company cannot practically afford to do the same things as some random fly under the radar niche community.
That being said, this is a US company, so that may be a problem.
That's how they get you to click it. Leaving out the part you want to know is the oldest trick in the clickbait book.
Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
- George W. Bush
Barely hanging on in the post-AI wasteland.
Iraq paid for those schools (a 2021 deal is referenced, where this was in exchange for oil - a fact the article specifically avoids mentioning).
This is essentially an article about someone ordering a product, paying for it, and getting it delivered.
They are not much cheaper though. Often they're even more expensive than a Pi with similar specs.