While working as an #electionofficer, we chat. And a couple fellow officers began discussing AI. I showed them noai.duckduckgo.com and they were instantly excited. One went to another officer and showed him how to get the #DuckDuckGo app and set it as a default web browser.
These are ordinary people. They aren’t some tech zealots one way or another. As far as I can tell, from what they say about themselves, they just didn’t bother making changes. It’s just this tiny amount of inertia, but it’s enough. And hearing me talk about it was enough to get them interested in making the chance.
5/
Paco Hope
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2026-08-04 13:28:13 UTC
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