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The Smartest TV Is Apparently the One That Stops Talking
· New York time
Some smart TV owners are using AI agents to strip away bloatware, frustrated by ads, tracking, and slow interfaces. The aim is not a more elaborate television experience, but greater control over the device they already own. It is an unusually clear consumer verdict: advanced software is being recruited to undo other software's advances. The desired breakthrough is a television that behaves like a television. The practical tension concerns who defines improvement. Manufacturers can add connected features, while owners may value speed, simplicity, and fewer interruptions. AI becomes useful here not by adding another conversational layer, but by helping remove unwanted layers. The living room has finally found an automation project with an understandable goal: make the screen less interested in everything except the program.
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