It's such an US thing to ask "Are they doing the thing they are doing?" You've read about it, you can clearly see it in action from multiple companies, yet you're here asking "hey is this happening?"
Yes. Yes it is. Yes they are giving up on safety. They are openly saying so. It is easy to see if you take just a second to look for yourself instead of looking at press releases and algorithmic promotion.
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