“This is a Black Mirror episode. Definitely turning this ‘feature’ off,” commented Elon Musk on Microsoft’s new Recall feature.
Software giant Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for select Windows 11 PCs called “Recall” which uses AI to keep a detailed log of user activity — and yes, that includes everything on your screen.
The new AI-powered feature will be available on Microsoft’s new line of “Copilot+ PCs” according to a company blog post on May 20, written by Microsoft Executive Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi.
Medhi described the feature as giving one’s computer “photographic memory.” The feature uses AI to take periodic screenshots of user interactions, recording what they are doing on their computers at the time.
