“I think they knew what they were doing and hoped the ragebait worked,” a user said on X. “Unfortunately it did, and I’m pissed at this story choice.”

Direct quote from the bottom of the article, I agree and this journalist is telling on themselves for writing rage bait.

You're going to love my new startup! It's an app for tech startup founders to determine whether their new idea is going to be a hit. It's open source!

#include <stdio.h>  
int random();  
char* result[] = {"shop!", "slop!", "pop!", "crop!", "STOP."};  

void main()  
{  
    printf("It's time to %s\n", result[random()]);  
}  

int random()  
{  
    return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll  
}  

I’m reading “Fight Right” (by some of the preeminent relationship researchers of our time) and they spend some time discussing an “AI” analysis tool that watches videos of couples interacting for micro expressions, emotional state, and other indicators, which are labeled and summarized for therapists to use as a diagnostic tool.

I’ve kind of wished for a non-creepy version of something like that. Something to tell me I’m spiraling, talking too much about nothing important, or letting fear or anger win in my interactions.

This — is not that. It’s just an “AI” agent that acts as a third wheel in your relationship, and seemingly, could just by replaced if the couples started using calendars and sock puppets to talk to each other. (Not fake online accounts, but actual pretend sentient beings on their hands to depersonalize the interaction and make it feel safer.)