It steals every cycle from the CPU, revealing a massive security vulnerability with iOS. Ctrl-alt-delete is wired to a hardware interrupt that software can’t bypass. Left button-right button reset requires iOS to recognize the double sided button presses. If it can’t think, it can’t reset.
If you thought autocorrect and word completion was bad, just wait until you find out about main thread hijacking.
It’s bad. It’s really bad. A single application can steal all of your device’s thinking resources, and you can’t do anything about it. There it is, blocking access to swiping up and right to kill it. It just keeps running.
The OS can’t get a word in edgewise. Like a Republican at a mainstream media event.
Normally, the operating system kernel would protect you from run away applications, but it seems like Microsoft and Apple have let everyone down.
Do not run ChatGPT on your iPhone. It will end badly. This is a polite warning. I am not sure of the exact cause, but the effect is real.
—DG
Inside Doug's Head 