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AI for the Rich, Higher Bills for Everyone Else?

There is no question that artificial intelligence is the future. Whether we like it or not, AI is becoming part of everyday life. It is helping people write, create, learn, code, research, and solve problems faster than ever before. The technology is exciting, and in many ways it has the potential to improve all of our lives. The problem is that the people building the future seem to be forgetti…

Upload Your ID to Chat? – The Internet’s New Favorite Bad Idea

I run small websites. Forums, chat-related stuff, the kind of places where people show up to talk, hang out, argue about nothing, and occasionally act like normal human beings. Nothing massive. No billion-dollar infrastructure. Just enough moving parts to keep things interesting and occasionally break at 2 AM. And now apparently… I’m also supposed to be a compliance officer, identity verificatio…