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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)

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Before "agentic AI," we had the idea that software was your agent on the internet. That's why the technical term for a browser is a "user agent." Your browser acts on your behalf to retrieve and show it you information, in the format you choose. It's your agent: https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/07/treacherous-computing/#rewilding-the-internet 1/

2026-06-12T22:49:06.666Z