"It's called whatever will make the stock price go up."

AI isn't a product for consumers, its a product for investors. If somewhere down the line a consumer benefits in some way, that's just a side effect.

I am surprised that my own university - my home for four years - has abandoned me

Okay, but you know you're dead to them the moment your last cheque clears though. Until it is alumni bothering season.

"There is no active threat to the community, Columbus police said."

False.

That sounds like absolute chaos. O.o

The premise of the app is not sending plain text messages.

It's signing up to a blackmail scheme.

Thousands of voters disenfranchised.

"It's very important to me that you head into a large and expensive to rent office. Don't ask me why."

"I'm a piece of shit."

"No I'm a piece of shit!"

"Heh... that's cute. I'm the biggest piece of shit."

rapturous applause

Because what the world needs now is an even more disengaged, disinterested, and misanthropic portion of the population.

There's a pretty serious concern here about the mobility and independence of the elderly... but that can't be put over and above public safety. I see either very anxious and hesitant, or completely off with the fairies and uncaring elderly drivers on a frequent basis.

They wouldn't get anywhere near a licence if they had to demonstrate their competence even once more, let alone semi-regularly.