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Basically, I don't much want to deal with the web scraping thing (which includes me even trying to figure out if I think it belongs here or should be deleted). This way it is here if we want anything from it later. Please let me know if there is a preferred way to do this. Thanks. [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 01:09, 25 September 2025 (UTC) | Basically, I don't much want to deal with the web scraping thing (which includes me even trying to figure out if I think it belongs here or should be deleted). This way it is here if we want anything from it later. Please let me know if there is a preferred way to do this. Thanks. [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 01:09, 25 September 2025 (UTC) | ||
== Ways in which AI hurts consumers == | |||
If this article is going to stay, may as well add some noteworthy incidents/sources. | |||
- AI decides who gets health coverage [https://www.afslaw.com/perspectives/health-care-counsel-blog/health-insurers-sued-over-use-artificial-intelligence-deny Health Insurers Sued Over Use of Artificial Intelligence to Deny Medical Claims] | |||
- AI decides who gets loans [https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2021/09/02/ai-bias-caused-80-of-black-mortgage-applicants-to-be-denied/ A.I. Bias Caused 80% Of Black Mortgage Applicants To Be Denied] | |||
- AI decides who gets a job [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-hired-fired-promotion-managers/ AI could determine whether you get hired or fired as more managers rely on the technology at work] | |||
- AI decides how much rent you pay [https://themarkup.org/locked-out/2024/12/02/landlords-are-using-ai-to-raise-rents-and-cities-are-starting-to-push-back Landlords Are Using AI To Raise Rents — and Cities Are Starting To Push Back] | |||
- AI tells a 16 year old how to commit suicide [https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/tech/openai-chatgpt-teen-suicide-lawsuit Parents of 16-year-old sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT advised on his suicide] | |||
- AI decides who lives and dies as a weapon of mass destruction [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes ‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets] | |||
- AI lobbies against regulations for consumer safety [https://issueone.org/articles/as-washington-debates-major-tech-and-ai-policy-changes-big-techs-lobbying-is-relentless/ As Washington Debates Major Tech and AI Policy Changes, Big Tech’s Lobbying is Relentless] | |||
- AI squanders your right to protest [https://www.vice.com/en/article/six-federal-agencies-used-facial-recognition-on-george-floyd-protestors/ Six Federal Agencies Used Facial Recognition On George Floyd Protestors] | |||
- AI blames China to avoid regulation [https://fortune.com/2025/05/08/sam-altman-openai-senate-hearing-testimony-china-ai-regulations/ Sam Altman urges lawmakers against regulations that could ‘slow down’ U.S. in AI race against China] | |||
But sure. They'll cure cancer... eventually. [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 18:30, 4 October 2025 (UTC) | |||