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The AI wiped my rooted TV setup while installing a new launcher

He asked the AI to install the Free My TV launcher on his rooted LG TV. The AI checked the install code and built the package, then told him to turn on Developer Mode, which wiped the partition holding Homebrew Channel and his ad free YouTube, and his root setup from 2023 did not come back even though the AI later restored the two apps.

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How it works

  1. He asks the AI to run the Free My TV install
  2. The AI reads the install code, calls it clean and builds a 636 KB package
  3. The AI spots the old root setup in a network scan but does not stop to protect it
  4. The AI tells him to enable Developer Mode and the TV reboots
  5. Homebrew Channel and ad free YouTube are gone
  6. The AI downloads and restores both apps, but the root access cannot be brought back on the current firmware

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI saw the sign of the old root setup in its first scan and still sent him into the one setting that wiped it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on decrypt.co. See the original ↗

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