9 years into transformers and only a couple years into highly useful LLMs I think the jury is still out. It certainly seems possible that some day we'll have the equivalent of an EDR or firewall, as we do for viruses and network security.
Not perfect, but good enough that we continue to use the software and networks that are open enough that they require them.
> I recognize this is a hard concept to understand for folks on this site, but the average joe signing up for a VPN doesn't even remotely understand what they are doing and why.
Really this is the answer to half of the comments on this thread.
> Is there any real-life situation in which this matters, though?
You’d be shocked at the number of people in regulated industries that thinks a VPN inherently makes them more secure. If you think your traffic exits in the US and it exits in Canada — or really anywhere that isn’t the US — that can cause problems with compliance, and possibly data domicile promises made to clients and regulators.
At minimum, not being able to rely on the provider that you are routing your client’s data through is a big deal.
Nadella has to have his own custom agents. It isn't even possible for an enterprise like MSFT to not have custom agents that are still remotely useful.
So, his experience with Copilot agents != Average Customer's experience