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title: "People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again"
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published_at: "2026-10-19T16:13:22.000Z"
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summary: "Some smart TV owners are using AI agents to remove bloatware and regain control of their TVs due to frustration with ads, tracking, and sluggish interfaces."
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# People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

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**Published:** 2026-10-19T16:13:22.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** agent, anthropic, devtools

## Summary

Some smart TV owners are using AI agents to remove bloatware and regain control of their TVs due to frustration with ads, tracking, and sluggish interfaces\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/>)
- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261019/p38>)