Artificial intelligence isn't the future — it's just a marketing term for a slightly updated version of the automation that has been ruling our lives for years.
There's no reason to be scared of AI making decisions for you in the future — computers have already been doing so for quite some time.
Somewhere along the way, however, the tech industry tipped over from helpfully automating the jobs that slowed down our lives to distorting society by surrendering crucial decisions to computers.
Revenue-focused algorithms behind networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter have learned how to feed users a steady stream of upsetting or enraging content to goose user engagement.
Much like the proverbial frog boiling in a pot of water, the slow takeover of algorithms has mostly gone unnoticed by the general public.