Generational levels of 'locked-in': SF pedestrians absorbed in AI chats on the street
sophiamyang · x · 2026-10-23
A spotted scene on San Francisco streets shows pedestrians fully absorbed in AI conversations while walking—joked about as "generational levels of locked-in." Sophia Yang amplified it as a vivid snapshot of how deeply AI has woven into daily behavior.
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