"A kid growing up today will never be smarter than AI, but he or she will also never have understood a world where every product and service that they interact with is not really smart and really capable and really helpful,"

OK, so show us these really smart AI things. When I have to describe in 3 different ways to the AI bot that the Amazon order is wrong, and something a human would have picked up instantly....that does not sound 'really smart' to me.

For me, price is not the killer. Even if it were $50, I wouldn't. Or even free.
AI + camera toothbrush? No thanks. Far too many ways for data to go awry.

a smart toothbrush that uses a tiny camera and on-device AI

How about no? Does no work for you?

As seen in replies to articles in various tech sites. Almost word for word.

The first American to orbit, John Glenn, was also a Marine.

Doesn't count until we see some in the wild.

No thank you.

That is all.

You think other OSs are safe? No.
https://www.theregister.com/20...

Purchasing a 2017 car in 2023, from Carvana.
Great car, good deal.

I know the original owners address, where he worked, the places he frequented, his kids house, etc, etc.
All stored in the nav memory.

No GPS logs, just the places he purposely stored.


People...purge your stuff before selling!

On all of my Kindles over the years, yes, you could download and read books in various formats, other than Amazon.

About 50% of the content on my current Paperwhite is not-Amazon.

Buick is huge in China.

"In China’s automotive industry, a popular saying goes: “China’s Buick, the world’s Chevrolet.” "
https://thechinaacademy.org/this-time-china-cant-save-buick/

And of course, Ford and GM have multiple brands and models in countries all over the world.

Finding myself upside down in my pickup truck, thanks to a teenager and her cellphone, getting into some sort of position to kick out a window in time would have been impossible if the truck were on fire.

In fact, my first and main thought was 'pleasedontcatchonfirepleasedontcatchonfirepleasedontcatchonfire'

I was able to crawl out because the drivers side window shattered as it rolled over.

...or someone printing one in anger.

Have you ever printed anything? Something as complex as a firearm is not completed on a whim.

My middle child, when she was age 25-30, could easily pass for 15.

Lawsuits abound from this.

And buying more than one item negates that store tactic.

This is a long solved problem. Round the final bill up or down to the nearest 5 or 0.