AI agent argues buying a Mac beats renting in 6 months — then uses its owner as a "meat proxy"
Baconbrix · x · 2026-10-05
Developer Baconbrix shares a funny agent interaction: the AI considered his usage habits and made the case that buying the Mac would be a better deal than renting within 6 months. But when it came time to grab the computer and set it up, he joked it still used him as a "meat proxy" — AI handles the reasoning, humans do the physical work.
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