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"...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully…

Companies are restricting the use of AI for reverse engineering electronic devices, a practice that allows users to regain control over their hardware. This crackdown aims to prevent the circumvention of manufacturer-imposed limitations, spyware, or AI

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"...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully…

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artif

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artificial limitations on, I have come to see AI-powered reverse engineering of electronic devices as one of the few LLM uses…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artif

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artificial limitations on, I have come to see AI-powered reverse engineering of electronic devices as one of the few LLM uses…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artif

    "...as I’ve seen people take ownership and control back over the devices that manufacturers have purposefully bricked, turned into spyware, or have placed artificial limitations on, I have come to see AI-powered reverse engineering of electronic devices as one of the few LLM uses…