The PC Pro Podcast Episode 768: You’ll have to talk to my agent
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Nov 20, 2025 The team dives into Microsoft's ambitious 'agentic' features for Windows, sparking debates about trust and privacy. They tackle the Cloudflare outage that disrupted a large part of the internet and discuss the implications of centralized infrastructure. AI-generated podcasts are explored, questioning the balance between quality and automation. Plus, the Logitech Muse spatial stylus is showcased, offering a creative leap for users of the Apple Vision Pro. Insights on smartphone depreciation and potential leadership changes at Apple add to the intrigue!
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Agentic Windows Raises Trust Questions
- Microsoft plans to integrate agentic AI into Windows to give users 'super powers' like background research and task automation.
- The rollout raises core trust questions about file access, cloud processing, and opt-in versus global enablement.
Enable Experimental Agents Only On Test Machines
- Only enable Windows' Experimental Agentic Features if you understand the security implications because the feature grants agents wide folder access.
- Keep such features confined to test machines and maintain solid backups before trying them on production devices.
Agents Need Mobile Presence To Matter
- Hosts agreed agentic OSes make sense but struggle with platform reach, because true always-with-you agents require mobile presence.
- Microsoft lacks a native mobile stack, so delivering a persistent personal agent may be limited by platform ownership.
