Pluralistic: The AI fatfinger economy has come for my receipts app (04 Nov 2026)

The author argues that companies increasingly alter user interfaces to trick metrics and reward-hacking internal metrics, a phenomenon termed the fatfinger economy. This UI design strategy now incorporates artificial intelligence features by replacing core, frequently used buttons with advertisements for AI subscriptions. As a result, users face frustrating workflows designed solely to manufacture misleading telemetry indicating strong consumer demand for AI. Open article →