Google's harmful and careless use of AI
1 bbarnett 5 7/17/2025, 9:46:30 PM
I cannot think of anything more harmful to already struggling small businesses, than an AI calling with questions.
https://www.theverge.com/news/708210/google-ai-phone-calls-ai-mode-gemini-upgrade
Let's take an example. Curl. They've been having endless issues with AI bug reports. It's a time waste, useless, and literally sapping their strength:
https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/14/death-by-a-thousand-slops/
Do you think people clicking to call will fare any better? It's opt-out! Busy small business owners will finding themselves pummeled with weird random calls. The literally will not understand what is being asked, who is calling, or why.
I find this to be highly dubious, ethically. I cannot imagine any good coming from it.
The curl thing is probably not related to any of the major concerns regarding harmful AI use. It's just a popular project that attracts bounty hunters.
I don't see any reason to tie those two things. If you do, I expect more reasonable signs.
Why?
It seems you're holding back. There's a lot to talk about it, and all you had to say was "why?". I gave you a chance to better explain your doubts, you didn't make good use of it. That demonstrates disregard to the discussion.