Honest question: Where does the “AI booster” phrase come from? I only ever see it in online comment sections where certain people use it as a pejorative like this and everyone who uses it puts forth very similar ideas. Is this catchphrase something that comes out of a certain online community, political circle, or influencer?
It's fairly widespread and has been normalized for years. A very quick internet search turned up this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/business/dealbook/ai-prod...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/newe.12400
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/23/1130393/how-soci...