OpenAI's Operator isn't just a personal assistant—it's an unregulated AI with deep access to your digital life. From booking flights to managing emails, it promises convenience, but at what cost?
The Convenience Trap
We're being sold a vision of AI that handles our tedious tasks—booking appointments, managing emails, even conducting transactions on our behalf. It sounds wonderful. But have we stopped to think about what we're actually giving away?
Operator and similar agentic AI tools aren't just reading your data—they're acting on your behalf. They're making decisions, clicking buttons, entering credentials. The attack surface this creates is unprecedented.
Identity Risks
AI agents with access to your credentials become high-value targets for attackers. Compromise the agent, compromise everything.
Manipulation Vectors
Prompt injection, adversarial inputs, and social engineering—agents can be tricked into actions you never intended.
Financial Exposure
Agents that can make purchases, transfer money, or access accounts represent massive fraud potential.
Data Leakage
Every action trains the model. Your sensitive data becomes part of a system you don't control.
What Needs to Change
I'm not anti-AI—far from it. At Kablamo, we build AI solutions every day. But we do it with guardrails, governance, and a deep understanding of the risks involved.
Consumer AI agents need the same rigorous approach. Before we hand over the keys to our digital lives, we need robust frameworks for consent, control, and accountability.
"This isn't just another tech launch— it's a loaded gun."
The Call to Action
We need to wake up. The companies building these tools need to prioritise security over features. Regulators need to move faster. And users need to understand what they're signing up for.
The AI revolution is here. Let's make sure it doesn't become an AI crisis.