# Reach new heights of laziness by burning tokens to let an AI tap your smartphone screen for you

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
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> **Original Source**: [The Register AI](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/21/reach-new-heights-of-laziness-by-burning-tokens-to-let-an-ai-tap-your-smartphone-screen-for-you/5304567)
> **Author**: The Register AI Staff (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
> **Category**: POLICY
> **Tags**: AI, The Register AI, policy

## Executive Summary
Nothing will ruin your faith in humanity like an AI that operates your smartphone slowly, struggles with basic tasks, and can charge you for it



## Full Coverage
Nothing will ruin your faith in humanity like an AI that operates your smartphone slowly, struggles with basic tasks, and can charge you for it

Why use your smartphone when AI can do it for you? We've reached a new level of AI inanity with the launch of Opposable , a tool that taps, swipes, and types on Android phones and controls iPhones through a companion computer, sparing users the apparent burden of operating their own devices

If you don't want to update a calendar event, start a timer, or enable dark mode, you can apparently use an AI agent app on your computer (any client that supports MCP will do) to have Opposable do the thing for you on a connected phone

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