Why is anyone being influenced by a fake person?!
That was your original question, and I answered it.
You added more context and I don't see how that's different.
using words a computer wrote with humans only being superficially involved.
Bro, you're dismissing the tons of people who created the technology lol! The chipmakers, the computer makers, the software makers - all human, so...
But let's entertain your argument. You're saying that the artificial entity was created by something not human. Let's expand my list of examples, then:
- Tarot.
- Astrology.
- Demons.
People are heavily influenced by those too.
You're still missing the point. I know what the tech does. But it's opt-out without user consent, not opt-in. And there is some phoning home for it to work, isn't there?
This is Mozilla pulling your pants down while you sleep, grabbing your balls to put the cup, pulling the pants back up, then carrying on as if nothing happened.