Handing your SSN to a cartoon hamster: the absurd design gap in AI assistants
vhanagwal · x · 2026-10-15
vhanagwal points out the absurdity of giving an AI assistant your Social Security number while the assistant looks like a cartoon hamster — a sharp observation on the mismatch between the seriousness of what AI agents handle and their toyish presentation.
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