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Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Re: Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Post by tapper »

I can't tell you how mutch I don't want this!

I know there will be some smart arse out there saying "Just install Linux" Pleas don't I have to use a screenreader called NVDA to read the screen to me as I am blind.

There is a screen reader in Linux but it just is not that good. If it was better then I would think about it. I have tried!

Re: Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Post by th0ma5 »

tapper wrote: post #2

I can't tell you how mutch I don't want this! I know there will be some smart arse out there saying "Just install Linux" Pleas don't I have to use a screenreader called NVDA to read the screen to me as I am blind. There is a screen reader in Linux but it just is not that good. If it was better then I would think about it. I have tried!

I am immensely sorry to hear your experience. What is lacking? I totally believe you that this is the case, I'm sorry.

Re: Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Post by gosub100 »

tapper wrote: post #2

I can't tell you how mutch I don't want this! I know there will be some smart arse out there saying "Just install Linux" Pleas don't I have to use a screenreader called NVDA to read the screen to me as I am blind. There is a screen reader in Linux but it just is not that good. If it was better then I would think about it. I have tried!

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Re: Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Post by throwawayffffas »

tapper wrote: post #2

I can't tell you how mutch I don't want this! I know there will be some smart arse out there saying "Just install Linux" Pleas don't I have to use a screenreader called NVDA to read the screen to me as I am blind. There is a screen reader in Linux but it just is not that good. If it was better then I would think about it. I have tried!

You can try apple stuff, i don't know how good their screenreader is but I assume better than the linux one.

Re: Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

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Post by FridayoLeary »

>Agent workspace is a separate, contained Windows session made just for AI agents, where they get their own account, desktop, and permissions so they can click, type, open apps, and work on your files in the background while you keep using your normal desktop. Instead of letting an agent act directly as you, Windows spins up this extra workspace, gives it limited access (like specific folders such as Documents or Desktop), and keeps its actions isolated and auditable. Each agent can have its own workspace and access rules, so what one agent can see or do doesn’t automatically apply to others, and you stay in control of what they’re allowed to touch.

The headline is very clickbaity. This is not quite the privacy destroying anti feature CPU eater. It's more like a feature some people may enjoy and others an annoying nuisance that they have to remember to disable. It's likely going to be so resource heavy and a privacy concern that i can't imagine they would ever enable it by default.

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