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Users appreciate phones tracking AI usage and requiring opt-in

Users on Mastodon are expressing satisfaction with new phone features that track AI usage and require opt-in for AI functions within the operating system. This sentiment highlights a desire for transparency and user control over AI integration in personal devices. AI

IMPACT Highlights user demand for transparency and control over AI features in personal devices.

RANK_REASON User commentary on a product feature, not a product release or policy announcement.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Users appreciate phones tracking AI usage and requiring opt-in

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nice... I like that my new phone tracks what is you AI usage and that every AI function in the OS is opt-in. #NoAI #AI

    Nice... I like that my new phone tracks what is you AI usage and that every AI function in the OS is opt-in. #NoAI #AI

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nice... I like that my new phone tracks what is you AI usage and that every AI function in the OS is opt-in. (my wife's and son's phones are the same, my daught

    Nice... I like that my new phone tracks what is you AI usage and that every AI function in the OS is opt-in. (my wife's and son's phones are the same, my daughter's... I don't know, because she rarely lets me look at her phone. I trust that she hasn't used AI voluntarily, but did…