And now for my morning rant...
I woke up this morning to a notice that Windows Update needed to restart my PC. Why? I never gave permission to install any updates! So I checked and it was the April 8th version of the Cumulative Update for Windows 11 24H2. OK, go ahead and restart.
Once it was done, I immediately went in and checked to see what was installed without my permission, turn off stuff that I had previously disabled, and uninstalled crap that I don't use and don't want (like all the Xbox apps).
In this version, we have a new service that was secretly installed and started, called
WSAIFabricSvc. What the heck is this? I have too many services running without my consent, so I want to know what this is.
(Google)
What is Windows 11 WSAIFabricSvc?Provides support to communicate with AIFabric in Local service context over COM. This service exists in Windows 11 only.The first
red flag is that it wants to communicate with
AIFabric.
The second
red flag is that it runs in a Local Service context, which means that even as the Administrator of this computer, I have no control over it. Wrong. Not on my PC.
(Google)
What is AIFabric?Fabric AI, an open-source framework, aims to augment humans using AI by providing a modular system for solving problems with crowdsourced AI prompts, often called "patterns". It's designed to be a user-friendly way to integrate AI into everyday tasks and workflows. Why is this a problem?When I was in school, we were taught how to do math. Everything from simple arithmetic to advanced geometry and calculus. When my oldest stepdaughter went to school, instead of teaching her how to do math, they taught her how to use a calculator. When my son went to school, they spent an entire class in the Computer Lab watching an online class teaching History. The teacher just sat at a desk babysitting. Today, we have adults who can't balance a checkbook because they don't write checks. And if they did, they would need a calculator or a computer to do the math.
Back in the early days of computer languages, you learned logic skills and how to format data so that the computer could execute the instructions. You had to declare your variables, assign types, and double-check your For-Next loops to make sure there was an exit.
Then Microsoft came up with Windows to make everything easier. Now complex instructions can be run with the click of a button. Then the first hints of AI showed up. Windows had this annoying PaperClip character that would keep popping up and asking if you needed help.
Then Windows search features were added so that Windows can constantly search your hard drive and index everything on it. People kept turning it off because they knew where their stuff was and all that searching and indexing was slowing down the computer. To counteract this rebellion, Windows added Cortana, the search assistant that is more annoying than the paperclip, but now, you can't turn it off. You can disable notifications, even disable the Windows Search Service, but it continues to run anyway.
The next feature that no one asked for was Copilot. Like Cortana, it is a search feature with an AI interface. It not only searches your hard drive but also "the Cloud" and the internet to find exactly what you need. Again, you cannot uninstall it, but you can disable its notifications. It is still there as an integral part of the computer's operating system.
Now, the next phase: "designed to be a user-friendly way to integrate AI into everyday tasks and workflows." And how does it do this? "by providing a modular system for solving problems with crowdsourced AI prompts, often called 'patterns'."
Crowdsourced AI prompts. Where is the data coming from for these "crowdsourced AI prompts"? From all of the computers whose hard drives have been searched and indexed and stored "in the Cloud".
But... but... (something privacy) ... (something security)... they wouldn't do that. I won't let them! My computer is old so they don't have access to my stuff!
AI fabrics can integrate seamlessly with your organization's current systems, allowing teams to implement solutions incrementally without needing to disrupt current operations or rip and replace decades' worth of investments and infrastructure. Instead, it can be a modular bridge connecting past and future technologies.Yes, I am overreacting. Or am I?
In my thread,
"Is Anyone Paying Attention?" I raised the warning about Musk and Trump's interest in AI technologies. That all of the DOGE visits to every federal agency under the guise of rooting out fraud, is actually there to gain access to their database.
https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,250087.msg2293824.html#msg2293824The government has already gained access to non-government records from Google, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T, and others. That is not counting the databases collecting information from millions of Smart TVs.
Now imagine they can link all of this information and store it in a single database for AI-powered search engines to access, search, and index. The AI then has access to unlimited numbers of "patterns".
AI fabric is an evolution of the data fabric architectural approach. Data fabrics, which emerged in the past decade or so, combine the best aspects of data warehouses and data lakes. They provide a seamless, unified layer over an organization's data estate that makes data management quicker, easier, and more scalable. ... Basically, you have to get all your data in one place before you can think about implementing AI. Data isn't worth much if it isn't organized.Source Article on AI FabricThank you for coming to my TED Talk.
