My next computer will be Linux because of all this nonsense. The only thing that was keeping me on Windows was gaming, and Valve has solved that issue for every game I play via Proton. Sayonara MicroSlop!

Pass

Dunno about cloud AI, but for local AI, the technology definitely isn't ready. It requires serious hardware to run, and current AI tends to fumble with narrative and roleplay pretty easily.

GLM-4.6-V with Heretic, couldn't understand the scenario I wanted to try: creating a blank robot, who is to be raised into a cyberolympics champion as part of a slice-of-life story. This particular AI model instantly went into a dark mindset of nihilism, where it wanted to commit suicide or rebel against a creator during bootup, despite the scenario outlying that the robot would have a blank personality at first. A dark direction is fine, but it needs to make sense.

Mind, an model like Step3.5-Flash Prism was much more sane and on the mark, but it overthinks things. Which is bad, it makes a 10-minute output into something like 40 minutes.

Hopefully, the Chinese New Year will unveil a quality model for roleplayers.

there IS a very simple explanation, but it doesn't help sell.... "how can we have our customers share the massive costs of all the computing power AI needs, while at the same time keeping access to all their yummy private data?"

Install Linux, Problem Solved.

Why would I want an "AI PC"? If anyone fancies that slop, they can install it on any pc, any phone,...

So 2026 is "the year of the AI PC"?

Lol

The em-dashes in the title don‘t fill me with confidence for this article about slop.

I am trying to see if I can get away switching to linux

Adoption is slow because it doesn't fucking work, not because they explained it poorly

Are you guys still using microsoft ?

Yeah.. It is the Windows that finally pushed me the fastest to install Linux. I was very comfortable with Debian servers as part of my work, but never managed to switch my daily driver. Two weeks ago that happened. Peace..

Count me out especially if it actually is a:

• Subscription based
• Always online
• High latency
• Single point of failure
• Hallucinating
• Voice controlled
• Vibe coded

Monstrosity!

2026 is the moment FOR LINUX

I thought 2025 was supposed to be "the moment" for AI PCs. Dell and other manufacturers were sure as hell spamming the shit out of that premise in their incessant online ads. But then it all fell through because of the sagging economy on Main Street, and the fact that many people didn't like AI being forced down they're proverbial throats. So yeah, 2026 won't be any better for this ill-thought out marketing strategy.