Turing Complete User

With the disappearance of the computer, something else is silently becoming invisible as well — the User.

The Slow Death of the Power User — fireborn

There’s a certain kind of person who’s becoming extinct. You’ve probably met one. Maybe you are one. Someone who actually understood the tools they used. Someone who could sit down at an unfamiliar system, poke at it for twenty minutes, and have a working mental model of what it was doing and why. Someone who read error messages instead of dismissing them. Someone who, when something broke, treated it as a puzzle rather than a betrayal.

The Internet Will Be More Dead Than Alive Within 3 Years, Trend Shows

All signs point to a future internet where bot-driven interactions far outnumber human ones.

The next user agent

Hey, Rupert here from Unternet. We're building a new, intelligent client for the web — and I'll be posting a little update about our progress here every week.

Moll on Twitter / X

I love posts like this so much. And it’s true - I think the best, most interesting results come specifically from a connection that isn’t «user and AI», but a human and his partner in thought.When a person simply uses a tool, they essentially remain alone. But when there are… https://t.co/InRvY56631— Moll (@Moleh1ll) June 28, 2026

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Coding Is Dead, Long Live Programming — Ian Cooper - Staccato Signals

Summary In this post, we argue that the role of a coder now belongs to a coding agent, but that the distinct role of a programmer define...

A Liability Framework for AI Companions

<p><span>Every day tens of millions of people engage in online conversations. These virtual interactions range from casual chats about daily life to deeply pers

User & Agents (@userandagents.org)

We are a community focused on shaping the future of user-agent systems. Our goal is to empower people by designing and building software that provides agency, control, and choice in our digital lives. https://userandagents.org

When Cursor Wiped a User's PC: A Cautionary Tale of AI Overreach

We recently received a sobering story from a subscriber, a stark reminder of the potential pitfalls when granting AI agents unfettered access to your system.

Personas - USABLE Tools

Personas, or profiles of end users, play an important role in the design process and allow developers to better understand community needs and facilitate the creation of user stories and more concrete use-cases for their products. In some of the most challenging security environments in the world, understanding the users capacity, threats, risks, and strengths can be difficult. The USABLE project has harnessed the knowledge of the digital security training community to build personas of high-risk users from around the globe. Learn more about USABLE Personas here.

On the Loose

The Coming of Userless Agents