Chris Albon: For the first time in 20 years, the first app I installed on a new PC was ChatGPT
chrisalbon · x · 2026-11-07
ML engineer Chris Albon notes that for roughly 8 computers bought over the past 20 years, the first thing he installed was always the browser — but this time, the first install was ChatGPT, a telling sign that AI assistants are becoming the default entry point of digital life.
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