People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

kept by eddie oct 20

Vibe coders are using AI agents to strip bloatware and ads from smart TVs, replacing launchers with minimalist interfaces.

Agents have favorite tools – Ian’s Blog
Models prefer familiar tools and only adopt new ones when their output is enriched with familiar context, revealing a strong learned tool-use policy.
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Vibe-Coded Browser Ports Of Games Work Perfectly, Unfortunately
Claude Opus 5.5 enables rapid AI decompilation of games, producing functional browser ports of titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo, raising IP concerns.
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Hi, Tomorrow we are re-opening the Pro $200 subscriptions to new subscribers, but together with it we are also changing how we calculate th
OpenAI will reopen its $200 Pro subscription tomorrow but cut its effective API usage by half, promising added non-usage benefits and future model efficiency gains.
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