Muse, Dots, and other always-on agents may be the end of the PC era. Once you’re asking agents to do things on their own virtual machines, it’s game over. Everything moves to the cloud
Anyone wondering "why would I use this when I can use (OpenClaw|Hermes|my own computer)" -- these new services are not really meant for you. They're meant for the non-tech savvy and for the next generation of AI-natives who won't know anything other than how to use these type of services
For your casual user, these services will be hard to beat, since they’ll handle all the expensive and hard parts of using computers. No computer purchase necessary, no troubleshooting with tech support, etc. They’re also scalable where you could have not just one agent with one computer at any time, but many
In return, the agent providers would own your compute and data. I can even see them offering this low cost or for free so they can train off of users. Lock in would be insane
For privacy reasons, I really hope we find equally useful, private alternatives on our own hardware
In your mind why do people use computers? The universe is filled with non-technical people who not only have laptops but even go out of their way to buy docks and huge screens and ergonomic keyboards etc
Now, lots of those people have all the data "in the cloud" (a trend that's been around for a very long time), but the actual mechanism for interacting with things exists, right? People want a large screen just to read things.
At one point all the AI churning is supposed to lead to _some_ output for _someone_ right?
Software is going to replace hardware. All that will be left is glowing outlines in the air. I've seen it on Instagram so it must be true. That's made possible by AI, as I recall.
Of course Dots will be the end of the PC era. Every innovation of the last twenty years was the end of the PC era and dots are just as good as those.
jameslk · · focus · HN ↗
Anyone wondering "why would I use this when I can use (OpenClaw|Hermes|my own computer)" -- these new services are not really meant for you. They're meant for the non-tech savvy and for the next generation of AI-natives who won't know anything other than how to use these type of services
For your casual user, these services will be hard to beat, since they’ll handle all the expensive and hard parts of using computers. No computer purchase necessary, no troubleshooting with tech support, etc. They’re also scalable where you could have not just one agent with one computer at any time, but many
In return, the agent providers would own your compute and data. I can even see them offering this low cost or for free so they can train off of users. Lock in would be insane
For privacy reasons, I really hope we find equally useful, private alternatives on our own hardware
rtpg · · focus · HN ↗
Now, lots of those people have all the data "in the cloud" (a trend that's been around for a very long time), but the actual mechanism for interacting with things exists, right? People want a large screen just to read things.
At one point all the AI churning is supposed to lead to _some_ output for _someone_ right?
joe_the_user · · focus · HN ↗
Of course Dots will be the end of the PC era. Every innovation of the last twenty years was the end of the PC era and dots are just as good as those.