The Scoop: Marissa Mayer wanted to tout her new AI product. She painted a picture many found dystopian.

A New York Times interview with Marissa Mayer’s new consumer AI product, Dazzle, sparked backlash after readers found the use cases unsettling. Dazzle works by analyzing a person’s camera roll to generate information about their life. In the interview, Mayer described outsourcing parts of parenting: when a teacher asked how her 10-year-old daughter stood out, Mayer said she asked Dazzle and received traits like creativity and empathy. Similar examples included using Dazzle to choose a theme for her 14-year-old son’s party, though the child reportedly said he didn’t want it “that hard.” The piece also referenced the broader struggle for consumer value in AI and how Mayer’s “emotional labor” framing drew criticism.