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Luxury Agents: The Next Status Symbol Is Protected Attention

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From RN Collins, selected work

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Research cited

  1. 17 U.S.C. section 105 law.cornell.edu
  2. Harvard Kennedy School CID, Scarcity hks.harvard.edu
  3. Princeton Alumni Weekly paw.princeton.edu
  4. California Code of Regulations, Title 11, section 7004 law.cornell.edu

Other sources

  1. Marriott, St. Regis Butler Service st-regis.marriott.com
  2. Marriott, St. Regis Bangkok Butler Service marriott.com
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025, news release USDL-26-0725, May 15, 2026, Table 1 bls.gov
  4. Les Clefs d'Or, history lesclefsdor.org
  5. St. Regis, history and heritage st-regis.marriott.com
  6. Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Chicago amenities hilton.com
  7. OpenAI, ChatGPT agent help page help.openai.com
  8. Google, Personal Intelligence, January 14, 2026 blog.google
  9. Apple Support, Apple Intelligence and privacy support.apple.com
  10. Apple Security Research, Private Cloud Compute, June 10, 2024 security.apple.com
  11. Apple Security Research, security research on Private Cloud Compute, October 24, 2024 security.apple.com
  12. Russell Sage Foundation, Administrative Burden, December 2018 russellsage.org
  13. Niskanen Center, How administrative burdens undermine public programs niskanencenter.org
  14. OWASP, LLM01 Prompt Injection genai.owasp.org
  15. Anthropic, mitigating prompt injections in browser use, November 24, 2025 anthropic.com
  16. FTC, September 15, 2022 press release on Bringing Dark Patterns to Light ftc.gov
  17. EU Digital Services Act, Article 25 springlex.eu
  18. Google, Gemini Drops, March 2026 (March 27, 2026) blog.google
  19. American Express, Platinum Card fee pages americanexpress.com

Images, slide by slide

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Illustrative photo: an empty hotel concierge and reception desk in a lobby with a lit logo wallPhoto: Marc AverettePhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the glass entrance of the Virgin Australia airline lounge at Perth Airport, with the lounge name on the wallPhoto: CalistemonPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a silver coffee pot, cream pitcher and serving tray made by Gorham around 1905, photographed against a grey backdropSource: Cooper Hewitt (Gorham, c. 1905)Photo record
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Illustrative photo: an old key board with many keys hanging on hooks, from a guest house, shown at the Museum Humpisquartier in RavensburgPhoto: Andreas PraefckePhoto record
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The Postal Square Building at 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE in Washington, D.C., the building that houses the Bureau of Labor Statistics, seen from the corner with its marble facade and an inscription carved on the cornicePhoto: AgnosticPreachersKidPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: two desk telephones, one rotary and one push-button, on a wooden reception desk with a lamp and flowers at Club 33 in DisneylandPhoto: Patrick PelletierPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a person seen from the chin down holding a smartphone with its back toward the camera, over an open notebookPhoto: Shixart1985Photo record
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Illustrative photo: a hotel Do Not Disturb hanger on a door handle against a dark wooden doorPhoto: RaysonhoPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: empty armchairs around low round tables in the Aspire Executive Lounge at Perth AirportPhoto: BahnfrendPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the entrance of the former American Express Company building at 65 Broadway in Manhattan, with the company name carved above the arched doorwaysPhoto: Beyond My KenPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: an empty carpeted corridor with paneled doors at the Hotel Esplanade in StockholmPhoto: JIPPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: an aerial view of Apple Park, Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, taken from a drone in 2022Photo: InvadingInvaderPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the lit entrance of the Amantaka luxury hotel in Luang Prabang at blue hourPhoto: Basile MorinPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: an English silver salver from 1759 and a small silver salt cellar from 1803 lying on a wooden floor, both hallmarked and both showing the small scrapes an assay office took to test the metalPhoto: GrenadillePhoto record

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