It's Called Silicon Sampling, and It's Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling (nytimes.com)

This feels very close to The Franchise, by Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_%28short_story%29

> Silicon sampling removes the messy, costly part of asking people what they think

Sometimes I wonder if I'm too cynical, and at other times I wonder if I'm not cynical enough