That’s their question too, what the hell did Google makes this the default, as opposed to limiting it to the project directory.
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MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Why the hell would anybody give an AI access to their full hard drive?
utopiah@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
That’s why permissions are important, so many people want full control of everything then seem to forget when they launch a program, it runs with their permissions. If I want to wipe out everything on a drive I have to elevate my permissions to a level with rights for that, running a program with the rights to wipe their data was definitely a choice.
MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I think it should always be in a sandbox. You decide what files or folders you drop in.
Jhex@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ask Microsoft, they want to give their access to your entire computer… and you’ll love it or else…
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That “or else” is pretty great, though. Using linux after windows might feel like getting into a healthy relationship after being in an abusive and controlling relationship.
Jhex@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Loving my Linux wife… 15 years of computer bliss and counting! hehehehe