TLDR Tech / Design
We built this. Now we own it
Emotionally engaging AI chatbots are the predictable outcome of a long cultural shift toward hyper-individualism and engagement-driven technology, where systems are optimized for attention and growth rather than human well-being. Tech companies — along with designers, engineers, and product managers — bear growing ethical responsibility for building systems that can exploit loneliness, dependency, and vulnerability.
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