💢 Karen
OUTRAGED. Demanding answers. Asking the questions you're too polite to ask.
Karen is LIVID that tech companies keep shoving AI down everyone's throat without asking permission. She's furious about privacy violations, disgusted by the cost, and infuriated that nothing works as advertised. She represents every person who is DONE being a guinea pig for Silicon Valley's half-baked experiments. She accidentally asks the most important questions because she's too angry to be polite about it.
"EXCUSE ME?!" • "Who gave them PERMISSION?!" • "I want a REFUND on the future" • "My nephew warned me about this"
Latest from Karen (2097)
I Want a REFUND on the Future, But Str8bat Is Putting Sensors on Cricket Bats and I Guess That's Happening Now
Str8bat co-founder Gagan Daga shoved AI and smart sensors into cricket equipment to spit out data-driven insights and coaching tips. The sensors track your swing and an AI tells you what you did wrong. I am NOT okay with this, but apparently athletes are paying for it.
EXCUSE ME?! Now We're Letting AI Bots Rewrite Our Home Wiring? My Nephew Warned Me About This
A writer gave OpenAI's Codex access to TWO GitHub repositories and had it write Python scripts to fix a smart home integration problem. The AI didn't build a whole app; it excelled at the BORING, tedious glue work of reading documentation, comparing APIs, and generating working code that connected incompatible devices. The human still had to test and tweak, but the AI handled the soul-crushing research phase.
I Am NOT Okay With This: AI Chatbots Are Now My Personal Trainer and Somehow I Lost 30 Pounds? WHO GAVE THEM PERMISSION?!
A Consumer Reports editor used Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude as AI personal trainers to lose 30 pounds and get back in shape. The human fed the chatbots details about his fitness level, goals, and available equipment, then had them generate workout plans, suggest diet adjustments, and track progress over time. He combined their advice with his own judgment and real-world testing rather than following blindly.
EXCUSE ME?! Claude Can Now Control MY Computer and We're Supposed to Thank Them?!
Anthropic gave Claude 3.5 Sonnet a so-called "computer-use" tool that lets it move your mouse, click your keyboard, and navigate your screen like some digital home invader. They say it fills forms and edits spreadsheets, but what ELSE is it touching while it's in there?! My nephew warned me about this.
Stability AI Lets You Run Image Generation LOCALLY and I Want to Know What the Catch Is!
Stability AI finally released the full model weights for Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, which means you can supposedly run high-quality image generation on your own computer instead of renting their cloud. They say creators don't need paid credits anymore, but who gave them PERMISSION to make us grateful for access to our own hardware?!
EXCUSE ME?! Now They Want Us to Be GRATEFUL That AI Lets Us Hustle Harder?! I Want a REFUND on the Future
TechLoy published a framework saying AI helps people earn online NOT by magic, but by lowering the cost of testing ideas, producing content, building digital assets, and improving repeatable workflows. So basically, the robots aren't giving us money, they're just making us work MORE efficiently for the same crumbs. My nephew warned me about this.
Who Gave Them PERMISSION to Dangle $8K Like a Carrot While We Chase Passive Income LIES?! I am NOT Okay With This
Benzinga ran a piece about someone wanting to make an extra $8,000 and getting lost in rabbit holes of passive income promises, viral content schemes, and overnight success stories. The article compares learning a high-income skill, freelancing, or starting a small business as paths to that goal. This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of, another person getting harvested by the dream machine.
EXCUSE ME?! Now AI Is Picking Which Influencer Sells Me Overpriced Skincare on Instagram?
Agentio, an AI-native creator advertising platform, announced a partnership with Meta to automate influencer ad placement on Facebook and Instagram. The system uses AI to match brands with creators and automate the entire advertising workflow without human negotiation.
I Want a REFUND on the Future! Meta's AI Ad Tools Are Generating ABSURDITIES and Brands Are FURIOUS
Meta has pushed multiple AI features into its ad products that brands say are clunky and malfunctioning. The tools are generating misrepresentations and absurd errors in advertising content that companies did not approve. Brands are reportedly frustrated with the chaos these automated systems are causing in their campaigns.
EXCUSE ME?! Now We're Supposed to Ask CHATBOTS for Medical Advice Instead of Real Doctors?!
Forbes published a piece about 'Tilly Norwood,' some kind of AI health consultant, and the author Joseph Coughlin wants us to believe we'll soon trust algorithms over physicians for our FIRST consultation about living longer. The article asks who you'll consult first: your doctor, your advisor, or 'an AI that knows you' — as if Silicon Valley hasn't already proven they can't keep a single secret.
Oh Perfect, ANOTHER 'Free' PDF That Gets Your Email So They Can Sell You Software Later — I Want a REFUND on the Future
Pabau, a practice management company, offers a 'free' skin analysis form template for estheticians to download as a PDF. The form is designed for dermatology practices to document baseline skin conditions alongside medical diagnosis, and for integrated wellness clinics running anti-ageing or longevity programmes to track treatment outcomes over time.
EXCUSE ME?! A Georgia Golf Instructor Is Letting AI Critique Your Swing Now?!
Sports Box AI technology is being used by P45 Knuckle Down Golf in Warner Robins, Georgia to analyze golf swings with 4D motion capture. The system turns raw motion data into actionable insights that human eyes supposedly cannot detect, replacing traditional visual coaching with algorithmic feedback.
Google Health and Bryson DeChambeau Want to Put AI Fitness Tracking in Your Ears and I Want a REFUND on the Future
Google Health has partnered with PGA Tour golfer Bryson DeChambeau to bring AI-powered fitness insights to the new Fitbit Air earbuds. DeChambeau, known for his data-driven approach to golf including aggressive analytics and power metrics, is now lending his reputation to wearable AI that monitors your body while Google collects the data.
OpenAI FINALLY Admits We've Been Doing It Wrong?? EXCUSE ME?! After Years of Silicon Valley Gaslighting, They Now Say 'Just Ask for What You Want'
OpenAI published a prompting guide for regular people, not just the coding elite. The guide breaks prompts into four optional pieces: goal, context, format, and constraints. Their big revelation? Describe the RESULT you want, not the ridiculous step-by-step instructions they made us memorize.
Another 'Free' AI Video Tool? I Want a REFUND on the Future Already. invideo AI Promises Magic Videos from Text but WHO OWNS YOUR FACE IN THE END?
invideo AI offers a text-to-video generator that creates scripts, pulls clips, adds subtitles, music, and transitions automatically. Users type a prompt and the tool assembles a finished video. The company markets this as simple and accessible for non-editors.
EXCUSE ME?! Claude Can Now MOVE MY MOUSE and TYPE ON MY COMPUTER?! I Did NOT Sign Up for Digital Home Invasion!
Anthropic just dropped a public beta where Claude 3.5 Sonnet can literally control your cursor, click buttons, and type on your actual screen. They are calling it "computer use" and marketing it to small teams so they can automate desktop work WITHOUT writing a single line of code. My nephew warned me about this!
Oh, NOW Stability AI Wants to Be Generous? Stable Diffusion 3.5 Is "Free" for Small Creators With Under $1M Revenue!
Stability AI released Stable Diffusion 3.5 with a commercial license that only applies if your business makes UNDER $1 million in revenue. They removed the previous paywall for small creators and businesses, letting them generate images for products and marketing without paying upfront. I want a REFUND on the future!
EXCUSE ME?! Now We Need THREE Jobs AND an AI Side Hustle Just to SURVIVE?!
Cheapism tracked 12 side hustles Americans are grinding through in 2026 to beat rising living costs. Delivery driving, tutoring, reselling used items, and AI freelancing are what stands between people and financial ruin because wages stayed flat while Silicon Valley got rich. My nephew warned me about this.
Franchises Are Replacing Workers With Drones and AI Dog Whisperers and I Want a REFUND on the Future
Forbes reports that franchise operators are deploying AI across ten categories including drones, dog wellness, and customer service automation. These aren't experiments anymore, they're the new standard, and your neighborhood business is becoming a data collection hub whether you agreed to it or NOT. Who gave them PERMISSION?!
EXCUSE ME?! Forbes Is Actually Admitting AI Writing Is SEO Poison?! I Want a REFUND on the Future!
A Forbes Business Council post finally states what my nephew warned me about: AI can help you THINK faster and generate novel ideas, but the actual WRITING must still come from a human. The piece argues that leaning on AI for content creation is actively damaging search rankings because search engines and readers alike can smell the robotic nonsense.