what innovation?

We often hear about the great innovations for-profit tech companies use to justify their existence. Here are some in no particular order -

AI models trained on copyrighted materials [^1] which are used for plagiarism or encouraging self harm [^2] while the same companies support DRM.

Sharing data with "trusted" third parties

Gambling ads [^3]

Is it racist phone cameras [^4]

stalking pregnancies [^5]

dynamic pricing discrimination [^6]

Is this really the world I want to live in?

References

[^1]: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M0QyOp7zqcY

[^2]: https://time.com/7327946/chatgpt-openai-suicide-adam-raine-lawsuit/

[^3]: https://ppc.land/google-tv-masthead-to-allow-sports-betting-ads-starting-april-30/

[^4] https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/how-camera-phones-are-racist-encourage-colourism-12833562.html

[^5] https://techland.time.com/2012/02/17/how-target-knew-a-high-school-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-parents/

[^6] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/the-price-of-your-phone-how-device-based-pricing-is-quietly-widening-the-digital-divide/articleshow/116573577.cms