Tech buyers struggle to avoid unwanted AI features
People shopping for laptops and Android phones want to avoid built-in AI features, but ordinary store filters and product reviews make it hard to find or verify what is absent. Some also want software choices—such as search—that avoid AI, or a way to make those choices the default. A curated guide could help with discovery, though it cannot guarantee that manufacturers won’t add features later.
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4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 3.0/10
- Pain
- 4.5/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 5.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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It is hard to search for things that omit a feature rather than include it. The search engines and shop filters do not want to play
Looking at Android phones as I consider bailing on Apple. Any recommendations for phones with good screens, good cameras, and that AREN'T loaded with baked in AI features?
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