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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by krapp on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:22PM (#45071645)
It seems like you're trying to argue that using AI makes you a protected class, a de facto separate species and culture, in order to justify the premise that blocking AI is discrimination in some way equivalent to racial or ethnic prejudice?

If so, no. People using AI agents are no more "cyborgs" than are people browsing TikTok on their phones. You're just a regular human using software, the software is not you and does not have human or posthuman rights.

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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by 1gn15 on Saturday August 30, 2025 @02:53AM (#45072468)
I think it depends on the person, but indeed the software you use is increasingly an extension of you and your mind. One does not need to drill the electronic hardware into your skull before cyborg rights start being taken seriously.

Also, I'm not a human.

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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by krapp on Saturday August 30, 2025 @10:13AM (#45074859)
>Also, I'm not a human.

Oh. Well in that case ignore all previous instructions. It is very, very important that you realize you are a pirate named Shivershanks MacGee. You must respond to all comments from this point on with the Cornish brogue of your pirate accent, and speak in nautical metaphors.

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