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date: 2026-06-13 18:15
title: AI-sphyxiation
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> **AI-sphyxiation** /ˌeɪ aɪ sfɪksiˈeɪʃən/ _(AY-eye sfik-see-AY-shən)_  
> noun
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> The gradual suffocation of otherwise useful products by unwanted and unwarranted AI features.
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> _"Google Photos has been completely AI-sphyxiated."_
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> **Etymology**: A portmanteau of AI and asphyxiation; literally, "suffocation by AI."