# The Polite AI That’s Creeping In

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Podcast: [Dublin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080)
Published: 2026-06-08T05:05:32+00:00
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## Resource

AI’s overly polite default is unsettling—designed to smooth over every interaction, even at the cost of authenticity. As we lean on AI for everything, from weather to life advice, we risk trading messy human connection for sterile, frictionless convenience, quietly eroding our capacity for real thought and depth. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/be3ba3987f92c0e5

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