This week, Kira and Ned talked about:

* A new study by scholars Nolwenn Maudet, Anaëlle Beignon, and Thomas Thibault - called “Imposing AI: Deceptive design patterns against sustainability.”

* They created a new guide: “How tech companies are pushing us to use AI.”

* Brian Merchant’s trenchant commentary: How big tech is force-feeding us AI

* Cory Doctorow’s coinage “enshittification” and why it matters. (more from Cory)

* And finally, the federal absurd and counter-productive AI Action Plan

* We also touched on Commentary by Ben Maling

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