
It’s more problematic now, though. Writing something down recorded exactly what was inscribed; LLMs don’t actually think, but rather guess, far too frequently with disastrous results.
Writing things down to extend our secondary memory gave us more time to think; losing the ability to think defeats the entire purpose.

No, you’ve never actually shown that there’s recourse against bad actors. You brought up small claims court, but dropped the subject - likely because there’s no legal framework for that; then you mentioned nebulous “consumer protections,” but still can’t manage come up with any description of how a bad actor would be held to account in such a situation.
With a credit card, for example, this is typically a very easy process that can be accomplished via one’s bank’s website, supported by financial regulatory frameworks.
And the title should have been much shorter.