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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by jerkstate on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:19PM (#50475824)
Careful, I just got a "cyber abuse" warning from OpenAI for reversing spyware that a Chrome profile installed without my consent or knowledge on my computer (a few days after I'd done it)
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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by Quarrel on Thursday November 12, 2026 @08:55PM (#50477101)
These examples are much worse imho.

End of the day, they get to choose how their model is used, and we can vote with our feet.

But not knowing in the moment that you’re doing anything “wrong”, is terrible to then get warned over- now you have to second guess as presumably warnings add up to getting cut off. The refusals suck, but at least they’re at the right point in the process.

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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by mycall on Thursday November 12, 2026 @11:24PM (#50478304)
You can also vote with your wallet and buy local AI machines. Are they perfect? No. Perfection is the enemy of good enough.
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