Worse - easy way to set the settings then gaslight the user to say they asked for it that way.

How much you wanna bet that it makes those changes in a way that is generally indistinguishable from as if it was done by the user’s own credentials? (Except save perhaps in recall’s own logs)

I appreciate the sentiment - in fact it’s been fun watching AI being integrated into home assistant by end users and being given full control, lots of incredibly interesting times.

But not all AI is the same. Somehow I expect that Microsoft’s implementation will make it ridiculously easy to opt-in to Microsoft services and relaxed privacy settings, but will leave opting out as an exercise left to the user.

The problem isn’t the new coat of paint - it’s more that Microsoft keeps painting half the building then starting over for the new OS. It’s frustrating that the key to finding a setting is knowing when it was developed to know which UI you need to be digging through.