Part 5 · The pillar
AI tutor · Stripe example
Scenario
A founder needs online payments
Evidence · freename.ai today
Freename.ai — Stripe API keys + Supabase setup dumped on the user, with 3 chip options below
The pattern observed
AI behind the curtain
3 chip options appear below the chat. Click one → the prompt textbox silently rewrites with that text. The user clicks; the AI mutates the input; nothing explains why or what changes.
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Freename.ai · today says
“Connect your Stripe API keys.” Then: enable Supabase. Then: configure the database. Then come back.
Complexity dumped. No teaching, no transparency.
AI tutor · should say
“You’ll probably want online payments for this. Stripe is fast to set up — want me to walk you through it?”
Proposes. Contextualizes. Teaches. Asks consent.
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