Molly Whiteback in my day we called this spyware
"have you ever wanted to install a keylogger to spy on your spouse or kid? well have we got news for you"
Tom EastmanGenuine question: who is *asking* for these features? Is there any consumer/user of windows who's been requesting this?
@tveastman i'm going to go with "microsoft execs desperately trying to justify all the money they're shoveling into the AI fire"
That's truly all I've got too... I'm looking for some kind of counterfactual but it really seems that cynical so far.
Lyall@tveastman @molly0xfff As I understand it, there is a belief at the business strategy level (VC/shareholders/Cxx) that authentic user activity is the new commons which needs to be enclosed.
The old Internet, pre-generative AI, is gone and when a meaningful use for LLMs coalesces whoever controls the source of new training data will win at capitalism.
Claiming that data scraping is a feature which serves users is just a way to manufacture consent.
Glad to hear any less cynical explanations.
M. Shaw@tveastman @molly0xfff yes, their highest-paying customers (namely the police and the military) are absolutely wild about it.