I finally got my phone to stop autocorrecting 'okay' to 'oligarchy'

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My keyboard has its own ideas too, always swapping simple words for strange ones. It's part of a bigger thing where tech assumes our interests from random data. Like, my friend's map app once routed her past a bakery because she searched for bread once. These systems are trying to be helpful but end up in left field sometimes.

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the_spencer8mo ago

Technology's idea of normal is so weird lately.

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thomas.ruby8mo ago

Got a weird one from a weather app last week. It sent me a warning about "extreme pollen" because I sneezed near my phone twice. Now it thinks I have bad allergies and shows me ads for tissues constantly.

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