LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlights growing tensions in smart devices, where monetization often overrides user preferences.

It’s wild just how much they’re trying to shove AI down our throats.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Smart TV OSes help TV-makers stay afloat in an industry with thin margins on hardware. Not only do they provide ad space, but they also give OS operators and their partners information on how people use their TVs—data that is extremely valuable to advertisers.

      I turn my tv on, turn it to whatever channel, and then I just go about my business. I even leave the house. Go to work. Ect.

      So if I had a smart tv, I they would get info like “oh, he’s been watching tv for 36 hours straight…”

      Meanwhile, I may have watched 3 hours combined at different times.

      Oh, you want to pay these companies more money, because more people are watching? Ok…but I’m not even home. I’ve been at work for 5 hours. I just turn the TV on so it looks like someone is home.

    • axx@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      Shit, Kodi isn’t mentioned once in the article. That’s a sign of the times.