I don't know why you're concerned about what happens to the Mac, the whole Mac vs. windows vs linux/unix workstation has been dead now for some time. We now live in a fully connected world where most users are connected through web browsers and are the intended victims.

And the entire computing model itself in fundamentally broken. We need a model where nothing is permitted except what is explicit based on identifying who you are, an identity that is distributed and internet-based. We've known this has been needed for decades and there have been tepid attempts, but exploitation is too profitable and we are seeing the consequences.

Of course, people will decry big brother, but the consequences of big government are nothing compared to the consequences of no government...that's what we are seeing. Brazenly, actively subverting EVERYTHING is the plan, people need to wake up. Apple's not going to save you, they're too busy slurping Trump's b-hole. They're doing a nice job with processors too, but that doesn't mean they aren't the enemy. Silicon Valley plans to exploit you and discard you.

"As AI agents become increasingly capable and autonomous..."

The literal definition of an AI agent is software that is fully autonomous, an AI agent cannot "become increasingly autonomous".

No user should ever install software like this for any reason. The greater concern is how vendors will sneak this garbage onto systems despite users' best efforts.

"You must be a Boomer."
And you are both ignorant and bigoted.

"I've been involved in several news stories ..."
Yikes. That settles it.

"...when people were only able to read Government-Approved Nonsense..."
There's that ignorance again.

"Their democracy is where they tell us who to vote for and we vote for them... and that's failing hard in a world where people aren't limited to whatever "news" the Telescreen feeds them."
Trump said if we elected him in 2024 the country wouldn't need to vote again. Sound good to you?

"...and that's failing hard in a world where people aren't limited to whatever "news" the Telescreen feeds them."
Your solution is more unconstrained social media? Have that "Telescreen" feed even more?

We know you're MAGA, the fascism is what you voted for. Some of us prefer actual democracy.

"Yeah, censorship is bad. "

Except it's not. Bad is bad, censorship is neither good nor bad. It is what is censored and why that is potentially bad. And there isn't censorship here, only the OP's bogeyman.

And with AI and social media, lack of government oversight IS GIVING TOOLS TO THE OTHER SIDE.

Yes, but who's going to make that law? The very people Sam Altman has bought? That's the game, you're the target.

Who is everyone voting for again?

It's the number of billions. Our federal government is a criminal organization as well, its president an adjudicated rapist, con man and thief.

Remember that Sam Altman's competitor bought access to the federal government in order to steal data and destroy evidence of his own criminality. And that guy is worshipped by many here. Criminal organization is a feature.

It is clearly a feature, it is the VERY reason why companies like openAI are in such a rush to deploy agents like this. It is the goal of this software and what differentiates it to create the profit potential. The interesting thing here is the use of "rogue", when it is intentional it is not "rogue".

Trump did make sure Putin got the information, so what's the problem?

And Musk stole every piece of information he could get his hands on anyway.

The right people get access and the wrong people don't? Sure, that must be why family members who can't qualify for clearances get them anyway.

When have you ever "navigated complex government systems" and how is anything other than presentation of needed information justified?

"However, if you ask who was the president starting the year 2020, it does say Biden."

Which would be wrong.

Elon Musk thinks you can, he's pursuing it in Texas.

What do you support regarding AI? And what do "Bernie and AOC want to ban" that you support? Details matter.

Last I heard, Bernie was proposing public ownership of AI. Hard to believe that would include "banning" it.

And Bernie isn't a Democrat.

"WTF is wrong with Democrats?"
You are what's wrong.

"Given the real world long lines and mostly empty shelves that real world Marxism produces, you might want to fund a different topic for the marxist propaganda."

Especially when readers like you subscribe to capitalist propaganda. There is no argument that "real world Marxism produces" what you say, only that communist systems have failed (primarily because they are as corrupt as modern Republican politics is now).

But to solve these problems, we don't need "Marxism" and we certainly don't need your bogeyman, we only need responsible regulation of capitalism to ensure free markets. This a problem of lack of free markets.

"Sorry, real life marxism is a bit different than ivory tower marxism. "

Sorry, there is no "real life marxism", your example is failed soviet communism. Not even true communism. And the USSR failed by a combination of Afganistan war and Chernobyl. Not that facts matter to you.

"Today we see a loss of faith in marxism in youtube videos when someone from venezuela or north korea visit costco, an american grocery store."
No we don't.

"Hell, European socialists are overwhelmed with joy."
Why shouldn't they be? Their standards of living are higher than ours. Americans love socialism when they're cashing the checks. They only hate it when you're cashing yours. Americans are unique in their view that hurting your quality of life is just as good as helping theirs. Sound familiar, dmb?

This is not a fast food issue, it's an unconstrained capitalism issue. As competitors are forced out, buyers must be willing to pay more. Make sure you can exploit that real-time, monopolists get rich and everyone else can starve.

This is an inevitable consequence of Reagan and modern Republican power. Increasingly, McDonalds will be all people can afford, then not even that. And you aren't protected by preparing your own meals either, groceries get the same treatment...as does the rent on the apartment you increasingly can't afford. All the effort goes into enabling the rich to take money at increasing rates.