Simon Willison Quotes Christopher Mims: 'Give AI Total Control of My Computer' Will Look Foolish in Retrospect

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Willison surfaces Christopher Mims' quote arguing that the current trend of giving AI systems total control over personal computers and digital lives will look as foolish in retrospect as Jimmy Fallon hosting the Golden Globes — a sharp counterpoint to the agentic AI hype cycle. Published the same day as Claude Code's auto mode launch, the timing highlights the tension between expanding AI autonomy and maintaining meaningful human oversight. A useful contrarian signal amid the push toward fully autonomous agent workflows.