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“The first AI war will be in your computer” by Viliam


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The first AI war will be in your computer and/or smartphone.

Companies want to get customers / users. The ones more willing to take "no" for an answer will lose in the competition. You don't need a salesman when an install script (ideally, run without the user's consent) does a better job; and most users won't care.

Sometimes Windows during a system update removes dual boot from my computer and replaces it with Windows-only boot. Sometimes a web browser tells me "I noticed that I am not your default browser, do you want me to register as your default browser?" Sometimes Windows during a system update just registers current Microsoft's browser as a default browser without asking. At least this is what used to happen in the past.

I expect similar dynamics with AIs, soon. The companies will push really hard to make you use their AI. The smaller [...]

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First published:

April 8th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EEv4w57wMcrpn4vvX/the-first-ai-war-will-be-in-your-computer

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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