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LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems (arstechnica.com)
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Even with LG’s concession, it may become more difficult to avoid chatbots on TVs.

LG says it will let people delete the Copilot icon from their TVs soon, but it still has plans to weave the service throughout webOS. The Copilot web app rollout seems to have been a taste of LG’s bigger plans to add Copilot to some of its 2025 OLED TVs. In a January announcement, LG said Copilot will help users find stuff to watch by “allowing users to efficiently find and organize complex information using contextual cues.” LG also said Copilot would “proactively” identify potential user problems and offer “timely, effective solutions.”

Some TVs from LG’s biggest rival, Samsung, have included Copilot since August. Owners of supporting 2025 TVs can speak to Copilot using their remote’s microphone. They can also access Copilot via the Tizen OS homescreen’s Apps tab or through the TVs’ Click to Search feature, which lets users press a dedicated remote button to search for content while watching live TV or Samsung TV Plus. Users can also ask the TV to make AI-generated wallpapers or provide real-time subtitle translations.

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Every article like this makes me want to hug my 13-year-old Costco Sharp (is that brand still a thing?) TV that barely has apps and doesn't get butthurt when I don't do anything with them

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I feel that. I got a 50" 4k Sceptre from walmart maybe 4 or 5 years ago that has absolutely no smart features. They'll have to pry that out of my cold, dead hands before I consider 'upgrading' to a so-called smart tv.

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I don't know if this is common knowledge around here or not, but you can fix them to keep them in your cold, dead hands longer, too!

The panels rarely fail without getting struck; its almost always the power supply or the lights. Replacing the lights can be time and space consuming, though, because you have to peel it completely open.