AI spam will finish killing the channels legal notices rely on
random_walker · x · 2026-09-16
Reporter Danielle Donfro poses a problem already materializing: when people no longer 1) open mail, 2) answer calls, 3) listen to voicemail, 4) read texts from non-contacts, or 5) open email, how should legal notices be served? Spam already pushed us partway there, and AI-generated communication will make it far worse.
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