The AI moved everything off my Windows machines for me

He had a few Windows machines left alongside his Macs, Linux machines and a large NAS. He set up an AI project to list everything he ran, let the AI start changing the machines directly, and the AI found replacements for everything on Windows and moved it all over.

How it works

He sets up an AI project to inventory everything on his machines
He lets the AI start directly changing the machines
The AI finds replacements for everything running on Windows and migrates it

Why it’s worth knowing

He did not just ask for a plan. He let the AI list his machines, touch them directly, and move a whole set of Windows setups over itself.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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