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People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again
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A TechCrunch report describes a growing trend of people using AI tools to strip smart TVs of their internet-connected features, turning them back into basic displays. Users are frustrated by ads, tracking and cluttered interfaces built into modern televisions, and are sharing methods to bypass or disable the smart software.
Why now: Growing frustration with ads, tracking and bloatware in smart TV software is driving interest in ways to disable it.
Evidence
- Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic. · Ars Technica
- Developers Are Dumbing Down Their Smart TVs · ExtremeTech
- People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again · TechCrunch
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