SaaS Tools Forcing AI Intermediaries Between Users and Core Features
Productivity platforms like Canva and Slack are replacing direct feature access with AI-gated flows: AI summaries instead of direct chat, chatbots instead of human support. Users have no way to opt out, and AI outputs are often inaccurate. The structural tension is that vendors optimize for AI showcase metrics while users pay for reliability and directness.
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