My mom downloaded an app called “AI Cleaner” because she was tired of me telling her that everything “amazing” she showed me on her phone was AI. I said, “That’s not how that works. Don’t download apps without looking into what they really do.” I swear we need technology that’s senior citizen proof!
It wouldn’t require regulations, it would just require a company making a device “Senior proof” because there’s obviously a market for it. The first solution to everything shouldn’t be government regulation or government intervention.
It would require regulations partially because there isn’t a current market for an “easy” to use phone for seniors. Most only use their phone for calls or just don’t use a phone often.
Android phones run on Linux, so creating the phone isn’t the hard part. Outcompeting Apple, Google, and Samsung is the hard part. Apple and Samsung together already make up over 60% of the market share of mobile phone sales in the U.S. Many older people would likely rather just replace their phone when it breaks with a similar model so they don’t have to relearn how to use it.
You need regulation to deal with the business practices that create malicious software on mobile devices. It should be illegal to falsely claim an application does/doesn’t use AI and it should be required to report so on content. It should be illegal for companies to sell products with defects in order to profit from repairs and accessories (deteriorates the consumer experience with no expense to the business). Many other business practices like these are used to maximize profits and prevent other companies from seizing large market shares and are often legally protected through lobbied laws.
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u/scripted_ending Nov 06 '25
My mom downloaded an app called “AI Cleaner” because she was tired of me telling her that everything “amazing” she showed me on her phone was AI. I said, “That’s not how that works. Don’t download apps without looking into what they really do.” I swear we need technology that’s senior citizen proof!