The tech industry's rush to cram AI into every product is making software worse and more expensive, forcing users to pay for features they don't want or need. From AI buttons on mice to mandatory chatbots in browsers, these integrations prioritize revenue extraction over user experience. Good software should respect users' time and intelligence, not exploit them through forced feature bloat.

A simple challenge to make tea becomes a 15-minute ordeal with an 'innovative' office water boiler that requires hovering, swiping, and consulting a manual for basic operation. The touchless hypermodern interface promises hygiene benefits but delivers unnecessary complexity that turns getting hot water into a multi-step puzzle. A perfect example of how over-engineering simple tasks creates frustration when basic buttons would work infinitely better.