Perhaps we all need to check our prescription because the ease with which people have fallen for obvious artificial intelligence (AI) training models lately is alarming. We love to be flattered, we love things that are easy, and we love to try things that our friends have done. That is obviously far less appealing, and the people putting together AI training models know it. Viral fads are a relatively low-effort way for AI training models to hoover up swathes of information to get smarter. You alone eschewing fads that are AI training models won’t stop them from learning.

Source: The Irish Times February 19, 2026 08:31 UTC