They are remorseless paperclip-maximizing artificial life forms. They are, in other words, limited liability corporations.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/paperclip-maximizer
"If you're not paying for the product, you're the product" sounds good, but it's absolutely *wrong*. You can't bribe a paperclip-maximizing colony organism into treating you with dignity by spending money with it.
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