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I must be out of the loop, I didn't know people were actually doing this in their workflow. When I do use LLMs, it's in a separate app, where I can cherry pick what I input and output at my own pace. Maybe I'm naive, but the ever-increasing tradeoffs for even more velocity does not seem worth it.
What about buying a dedicated machine for running agents? One macbook for agents and one for personal/private work plus a good KVM switch maybe or remote desktop.
It doesn't work that way. The dedicated machine for running agents will have very limited utility because it will not have access to anything it needs like your credit card to automatically purchase stuff on your behalf etc.
Why would anyone _want_ that?
Or, let’s pretend for a moment they did, wouldn’t it make more sense to grant access to a purchasing account (e.g. Amazon) with payment info pre-linked?
Especially given the “record absolutely everything for evidence” approach companies are taking, giving them auto access to payment info isn’t very smart.
I agree, I do not want AI anywhere near my Laptop. But there are Operating Systems that do not and probably never be controlled by "AI".
The quote above is curious, there are OSs with strong security. OpenBSD is touted as one, plus there is Linux and other BSDs, which can be configured to be far more secure than the operating systems the article is referring to.
I don’t understand the author’s complaint - are the AI agents forcibly installing themselves on your computer? Are they shipping these agents without settings to change permission seeking behavior? This is just a rant about something you absolutely don’t have to do
>Microsoft launches shitfoo; users livid they can't disable it
If I had a dollar for every time one of these headlines has scrolled across my screen.. just recently CoPilot has drawn the ire of devs who don't want it involved with their repos.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/github_copilot_compla...
If you think MS isn't interested in shoving all this down your throat on Windows at the earliest opportunity, then I dunno what to tell you. But people are allowed to have opinions on things and TFA is just that.
I don’t understand the author’s complaint - are the AI agents forcibly installing themselves on your computer? Are they shipping these agents without settings to change permission seeking behavior? This is just a rant about something you absolutely don’t have to do
We get it guys. AI sucks and you don't like it. You need not turn yourself into a parrot. Nobody's in the market for your outrage.
I want AI agents controlling my laptop. And not only AI. There are lots of cool software programs I want on my laptop besides AI too. The problem is not AI, the problem is the awful security model that is the foundation of all modern operating systems.
I must be out of the loop, I didn't know people were actually doing this in their workflow. When I do use LLMs, it's in a separate app, where I can cherry pick what I input and output at my own pace. Maybe I'm naive, but the ever-increasing tradeoffs for even more velocity does not seem worth it.
I want AI agents controlling my laptop. And not only AI. There are lots of cool software programs I want on my laptop besides AI too. The problem is not AI, the problem is the awful security model that is the foundation of all modern operating systems.
What would be a better security foundation?
too complicated for most people
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, relinquish all control because .. embracing the future.
we already have - every time you get in a car you're elevating the chance of death considerably from before you hopped in. (seriously it's like 1000000x more dangerous than just sitting on a sofa) Granted it's a low chance, but it's also similarly low that your bank account will be drained to zero because you codex --yolo'd it. If that DOES happen to someone then yeah, I'd consider changing my behavior. For example t…