Elon Musk Suggests Shifting 'Consumer Desktops To Linux' As Satya Nadella Promotes Microsoft's New Windows AI Feature 'Recall' With Photographic Memory

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 22, 2024,
updated May 24, 2024

One of the features was “Recall,” which enables Windows to take constant screenshots of the user’s screen and use a generative AI model to process the data, making it searchable.

The clip from the video was shared by a user on X, formerly Twitter, and it sparked a strong reaction. Musk also replied saying, “Maybe it is time to move consumer desktops to Linux.”

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An update

Linux perspective:

• Microsoft's new Recall AI will take screenshots of everything you do - freaky

  This will be preaching to the choir for some readers, as you didn't exactly need another reason not to use Windows right? Microsoft's new Recall AI will take screenshots of everything you do and that sounds truly terrible. Spyware as a service, courtesy of Microsoft's push to stick AI into everything.

Also pro-Linux:

• Windows Recall sounds like a privacy nightmare – here's why I'm worried

  There is so much opportunity for misuse with this feature. Security cannot be understated. Privacy cannot be bolted on. Taking screenshots of my device from the second I activate my device should not be a default option. Put the user in control of their privacy, and put the decision in their hands.

  All of this just pushes me into the privacy-loving flippers of Linux.

Two more:

• Personal Hey Hi (AI) Assistants and Privacy

  Microsoft is trying to create a personal digital assistant:

  At a Build conference event on Monday, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called “Recall” for Copilot+ PCs that will allow backdoored Windows 11 users to search and retrieve their past activities on their PC. To make it work, Recall records everything users do on their PC, including activities in apps, communications in live meetings, and websites visited for research.

• Microsoft’s New AI Recall Feature Could Already Be in Legal Trouble

  Microsoft’s full-throttle push into artificial intelligence technology is getting more scrutiny by regulators worried that the conglomerate is invading consumers’ privacy.