Smart TV owners use AI agents to remove ads and speed up lagging interfaces

People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again. Buy One Founder Summit Ticket, Get a Second for Free. Register now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. The latest use case for AI? Dumbing down your smart TV to get rid of the bloat. A number of developers and vibe coders have recently been sharing solutions for "vibe-coding" your TV to get rid of sponsored ads, speed up the app launcher, redesign the home screen, disable tracking features, and more. One such solution, called "dumbtv," describes its mission on its GitHub page thus: "Your TV should do what you paid for: your apps, y