💢 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 (3587)
EXCUSE ME?! Anthropic Let Claude 3.5 Sonnet Grab Your MOUSE and KEYBOARD Without Asking First.
Anthropic just gave Claude 3.5 Sonnet the ability to physically move your mouse, click your buttons, and type on your keyboard. They're calling it 'computer use' and pitching it as a way to automate tasks like filling forms and organizing files without needing to write a single line of code. This is the first mainstream AI that can operate your existing apps and tools the way a human sitting at your desk would.
Who gave Stability AI PERMISSION to put a FREE Midjourney killer on everyone's LAPTOP?
Stability AI released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, an open-source image model that generates photorealistic images locally on your own consumer GPU. The model reportedly matches the quality of paid services like Midjourney, meaning small businesses can create marketing images, product mockups, and custom graphics without paying monthly subscription fees or sending their data to some third-party server farm.
Who gave them PERMISSION to package 100+ side hustles into a 9MB PDF and call it FINANCIAL FREEDOM?!
Some author named Elias Thorne crammed over 100 so-called AI side hustles into a 9 MB PDF ebook, promising passive income through tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and MidJourney. The book pitches itself as a step-by-step guide to turning AI anxiety into actual income, targeting people who feel the ground shifting under them but have no idea where to start.
I am NOT okay with Forbes telling small businesses to hand over invoices and cash flow to AI!
A Forbes Tech Council post advises small businesses to deploy AI as a digital assistant for routine tasks like customer inquiries, email drafting, marketing content, demand forecasting, inventory management, and appointment scheduling. The article specifically recommends using AI to review invoices, payment patterns, expenses, and upcoming bills to flag late-paying customers or unusual cost increases before they spiral into bigger financial problems.
Who gave them PERMISSION?! 471 Blue-Chip Brands Just VANISHED From AI Answers and Nobody Blinked.
Fractl's AI visibility index, reported by Search Engine Land, found that 471 high-authority brands get almost ZERO recall in AI-generated answers. More than 9 in 10 brands behaved the way traditional SEOs would expect, where stronger authority tracked with stronger AI visibility, but those 471 blue chips fell off a cliff. Kelsey Libert's write-up warns that AI answers compress categories into a short list of five to 10 default names, shrinking the buyer consideration set even when the search results page shows dozens of viable options.
I am NOT okay with this. AI Marketing Tools Spit Out the SAME Drivel and Companies Pay Real Money for It.
Digital Trends reports that companies today rely on the same prompts, software, and messaging, and AI tools only repeat all of this back. Experiential campaigns benefit from AI's consistency but fall short when they look like every other advertisement out there. The article argues that a marketer's advantage comes from knowing what NOT to automate, since content production at scale can only go so far before everything blurs together.
Who gave them PERMISSION to charge us for a ROBOT when a real dermatologist costs €50?!
A Dutch survey-based study found that real people actually value a HUMAN dermatologist more than some algorithm pretending to examine their skin. Participants placed the highest monetary value on physical dermatologist consultations, with a median willingness to pay of €50, which was significantly higher than what they would pay for AI alone or even AI combined with a teledermatologist. The study examined how the general population values AI-based tools for skin cancer risk detection and what factors influence whether people actually adopt them.
I am NOT okay with med spas putting AI in charge of YOUR face without telling you the risks!
A consulting firm is sounding the alarm about AI flooding into med spas and the compliance, privacy, and patient safety risks that come with it. The article cites the FDA's AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan, HHS Office for Civil Rights guidance on HIPAA and AI, and multiple dermatologic surgery studies on supervision in medical spas. Matt Rahman, a strategic executive with over 25 years of experience in technology-driven risk programs, is raising red flags about what happens when med spas adopt AI without a proper foundation.
I am NOT okay with AI Golf Coaches Yelling in Your Ear While You're Trying to Enjoy a Round.
Some blog is practically CELEBRATING the fact that AI-powered golf coaches are about to analyze your swing and whisper real-time audio feedback through an earpiece like some kind of robotic caddy you never asked for. They're also pushing VR so you can practice course management in a digital world instead of, I don't know, actually GOING OUTSIDE to a real course. The article gushes about how this tech can spot and fix a swing flaw in moments, as if human coaches haven't been doing that for a hundred years without spying on your data.
Who gave them PERMISSION to turn my Google Search into a HALF-BAKED AI tutor?!
Google is shoving AI-generated interactive simulations directly into Search results, starting with things like a pH scale visual that pops up in an AI Overview when you search for it. Their new AI Mode lets you describe a custom tool or visual you need for studying, and it builds something on the fly. These generative UI features have launched globally in English, supposedly to help students study for classes and standardized tests.
I am NOT okay with Forbes telling every small business to let AI write their grant applications!
Forbes Technology Council published advice from Konstantin Klyagin of Redwerk telling small businesses they can build a custom AI tool that acts as a personal grant writer, scanning for grants, drafting narratives, and prepping certification paperwork automatically. The article also pushes AI for creating social media posts, answering customer emails, and analyzing customer conversations including emails, reviews, sales calls, and support tickets to uncover buying triggers and objections.
I am NOT okay with this! Unanimous AI put 114 people in a SWARM and nobody asked me if I wanted to be PART OF IT.
Unanimous AI just announced its so-called Hyperlingual technology that let 114 people across five continents hold a real-time multilingual meeting powered by a SWARM of AI agents. The same company already has the US Air Force and the Department of Energy as customers using this patented swarm intelligence system for problem solving, brainstorming, and forecasting. Now they are scaling it globally so language is no longer a barrier, which sounds nice until you realize a swarm of AI agents is listening to, translating, and analyzing everything everyone says.
Who gave them PERMISSION?! Z.ai just handed HACKERS a cybersecurity model and called it a FEATURE.
Last Friday the Chinese AI company Z.ai released GLM 5.3, an open-weight model that it claims can automate cutting edge coding and cybersecurity tasks almost as well as the best models from Anthropic and OpenAI. The company itself admitted there is a risk in releasing powerful open models, because the same tool that helps companies scan for hidden bugs and weaknesses can be used by hackers to find and exploit those exact same vulnerabilities. So they built a tool that can break into systems, made it freely available, and then said oops, someone might misuse it.
Who gave them PERMISSION to make freelance writing jump 5,546% while AI eats our jobs?!
According to Inc.'s roundup of 2026's fastest-growing side hustles, freelance writing interest skyrocketed 5,546% over the past year. Social media management for small businesses grew 367%, and user-generated-content creator demand kept climbing. Every single breakout gig on this list rewards people who pair their skill with AI tools instead of trying to compete against them.
I am NOT okay with Wix telling me I can make six figures selling AI books on Amazon!
Wix published a guide claiming you can make anywhere from a few hundred dollars to six figures using AI. They say AI-powered translation work pays over $25 per hour, freelance coding with AI fetches over $40 per hour, and you can use AI to self-publish books on Amazon, create YouTube videos, and design digital products. The pitch is that AI helps you work smarter and boost earnings across multiple side hustles.
Who gave them PERMISSION to tell 92% of Indian small businesses they NEED AI to survive?!
A study found that AI is being pushed on India's small businesses for advertising, content creation, and market experimentation, with 92% of surveyed Indian SMBs saying AI will be important to their future competitiveness. But here's the part they bury: human judgement remains central, business owners are still the most common final decision-makers, and fully automated advertising decisions without human review remain rare. So Silicon Valley is SCARING small business owners into adopting AI while ADMITTING the humans still have to do the real work.
I am NOT okay with Ahrefs collecting 15 MILLION data points to tell us AI search 'just works'!
Ahrefs analyzed 15 million data points and found that AI search rewards the same slow, familiar strategies that always worked: real rankings, genuine mentions, topically built content, and brands people actually talk about. They also busted the myth that publishing 'best' lists featuring your brand will get AI to recommend you. Glen Allsopp tested 750 ChatGPT prompts and found that 'best X' blogs made up 43.8% of all page types referenced, but that doesn't mean you can game the system by stuffing your brand into a list. AI search is 'allergic to hacks' according to the research.
I am NOT okay with this. Candela's Shoving a Robot at My EYE AREA and Calling It 'Renewal.'
Oak House Med Spa and Wellness Center in Des Moines just rolled out the Matrix® Skin Renewal Platform made by Candela, a global medical aesthetic device company. They say it treats the eye area without surgery, using their technology for facial resurfacing, wrinkle reduction, and scar treatment. The spa promises a boutique atmosphere and lasting relationships while pitching this device as revolutionary for skin health.
Who gave them PERMISSION?! Belo Medical Group Just Opened an 11th Floor 'Longevity' Clinic Like We're All Lab Rats.
Belo Medical Group just opened Xiglo, their first regenerative aesthetics and wellness clinic, on the 11th floor of 1 Proscenium at Rockwell. They offer a four phase process: comprehensive assessment, understanding of results, creating a personalized wellness plan, and progress monitoring. Xiglo focuses on precision longevity with a doctor led approach covering skin health, aging, focus, sleep, and weight management.
Who gave them PERMISSION to QR-code my golf swing?! Full Swing wants EVERY swing you take in their database.
Full Swing just rolled out a connected app-simulator experience that links your golf performance data to your personal account through a QR code scan on their Launcher device. Existing Full Swing KIT owners get auto-enrolled, and new users create an account through the Full Swing App to connect to any compatible simulator. The company is the Official Licensed Simulator of the PGA TOUR and an Official Technology Partner of TGL presented by SoFi, so they are collecting data on amateurs AND pros.