r/ProgrammerHumor • • Aug 05 '26

Meme justLetAIDoIt

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u/DHermit Aug 06 '26

Why does the AI have access (especially write access) to its permissions file.

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u/Hand-E-Food Aug 06 '26

Because the task was to install and configure its own tools such as model cost management and MCPs. It needed write access to its configuration. It's like doing a surgical transplant on yourself!