Why don't non-AI companies try the 'our product might kill people' marketing play?
birchlse · x · 2026-09-10
A wry observation making the rounds: companies outside AI never tried the marketing strategy of openly telling users their product might kill a bunch of people — they're missing out on free money. The jab targets AI firms that lean on doom-flavored rhetoric as free publicity.
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