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Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure
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this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
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And Microsoft is stuffing AI straight into Windows.
Betchya dollars to fines that this will happen a lot more frequently as normal users begin to try to use Copilot.
I work in IT and I try to remove all clues that copilot exists when I set up new computers because I don't trust users to not fuck up their devices.
What happens when there are new updates that re-enable copilot?
I disable that shit the next time I'm in the computer. We also manage the updates so users can't run them on their own.
I start off with Win10Privacy (which also cleans 11) and then follow up with Win11Debloat. The two work pretty well.
An unstable desktop environment reintroduces market for anti-virus, backup, and restore. Particularly, with users who don’t understand this stuff and are more likely to shell out cash for it.
A joke in the aviation industry is that planes will someday become so automated there will just be one pilot and a dog in the cockpit. The dog will trained to bite the pilot if they try to touch the controls.
So I maybe windows users will need a virtual dog to bite copilot if it tries to do anything.
But the dog will be vibe-trained and not work either.