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Hitting the AI kill switch

May 14, 2026 · 44 min

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This week, Kelly and Elaine have a chat about how all the AI hype and hate is pushing people to switch off. It’s a frank conversation about opting out of AI, where for some people it’s a trade-off and for others a struggle to go fully AI-free, and why it’s not anti-progress to say no, but a healthy challenge to techno-determinism.


*** Good things we recommend ***

>> For a laugh: the AI vapes website  

>> For reference: the booed AI graduation speech  

>> For satirical purposes only: Sinceerly  

>> For hitting the nail on the head: Tom Fishburne’s comic  

>> For AI-free Google search: udm14.com

>> For an AI-free browser: JustTheBrowser.com or Stevo’s GenAI Blocklist  

>> For an intense look at data tracking in your browser: Since You Arrived Vol. IV – taken


*** More from us ***

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