[TheZMan]

Just like MS makes OSs that do 1000 times more than an OS should do, Intel is making chips that do more than a chip is supposed to do.

Why the hell is the CPU doing what this article describes in the first place?

[Pontiac]

Intel's AMT SOL is part of Intel's ME, a separate chip inside Intel CPUs that runs its own OS and stays on even when the main CPU is off.

I swear they design these things with hacking in mind.

So, if you want to turn your computer off you have to unplug your computer.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Gives a marketing advantage by allowing Corporations to manage remote devices (laptops, tablets) of their employees,.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Clearing up one detail misuse in the article....it really is a circuit on the chip.

Charlie D at Semiaccurate haas had heavy discussions and disagrees with Intels claim on what the exposure is with this marketing addition,....

Intel says how is only on corporate chips,...Charlie is not so sure...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See this:

How to Sync Your BlackBerry Contacts With Gmail -

It Is useful to have devices in Sync

[Mariner]

If one has to manage 5,000 physical servers hosting 30,000 virtual machines, this technology is of great value.

[Delta 21]

It either was programmed to do it, or it came up with it all on its own. The choice is binary.

[Pontiac]

Just like MS makes OSs that do 1000 times more than an OS should do, Intel is making chips that do more than a chip is supposed to do.

Why the hell is the CPU doing what this article describes in the first place?

Frome Intel’s website

Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) is a feature of Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® vPro™ technology1,2 and workstation platforms based on select Intel® Xeon® processors. Intel® AMT uses integrated platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications, to allow IT or managed service providers to better discover, repair, and help protect their networked computing assets. Intel® AMT also saves time with remote maintenance and wireless manageability for your mobile workforce, and secure drive wiping to simply PC lifecycle transitions.

It is used by corporate IT groups to automate cyber security and make PC updates.

So a device that was intended to help protect computers ends up being the ultimate hacker tool.