I think that context makes a reasonable difference for some people. (The following is a tangent.) To put it another way, using a slightly different kind of si

I think that context makes a reasonable difference for some people. (The following is a tangent.) To put it another way, using a slightly different kind of situation, I don't want BigCorp's AI watching everything I do to "serve me better", but I'm very interested in the idea of a local AI that watches everything I do and helps me be N times more efficient, while I maintain full control. I don't care if the local AI uses the same data-gathering, data analysis, etc. concepts as BigCorp's AI to accomplish the goals I want it to accomplish. Caveats include: - The local AI is Skinner-boxing you or similar. This isn't about the AI having conscious malicious intent; it could be a design defect. Also, a local, offline, open source video game can still be addictive. - The risk of the system being compromised / manipulated, and all that data on you being exfiltrated.