Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking".

Link: Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning, by Joseph Cox at 404 MediaProton, based in Switzerland, offers encrypted email, file storage, calendars, and more. It markets itself as a privacy-oriented alternative to Google Workspace, based in a neutral territory that is generally outside of the jurisdiction of the United States. I’ve generally been glad that it exists — but stories like this give me pause.404 Media reports:“Our reporting also paints a picture of Proton that is likely very different to the public’s perception of a company with a goal of carefully protecting privacy: one that in reality is barreling ahead with AI as quickly as possible so it can achieve the explicit goal of more annual revenue.”CEO Andy Yen comes across as a bully who is pushing his staff to adopt AI as quickly as possible in order to maximize Proton’s revenue because its ARR was slipping. That’s not an approach you would hope a security-oriented, encryption-based…