The Digital Press

Tech companies like Google design interfaces that make it easy to accidentally trigger AI features and hard to exit them, driven by growth pressures.

Why it matters: Companies need to show AI usage growth to maintain high stock valuations and investor confidence.

The big picture: Growth stocks must keep expanding, so firms create metrics and incentives to game AI interaction numbers.

The stakes: Employees with stock options risk losing significant value if growth stalls and the stock shifts to "mature" status.

Commenters say: Users are frustrated by manipulative AI UI tricks, while managers boast AI "success" metrics that don't reflect real user satisfaction.