Are data centres actually meant to replace our own devices?

There is a real shift toward services that rely on remote computing, but that does not mean personal devices are about to disappear. Some AI tasks run on a device, some use remote servers, and some split the work between the two. Local processing can be useful for speed, offline access, privacy, and reducing server costs.

The practical question is less “will computers vanish?” and more “which features require an internet connection, and who controls the service they depend on?” Check product settings and technical documentation for whether a feature works offline and what data it sends.

Companies have plenty of reasons to push cloud services, including subscriptions and easier centralized updates. That can make users more dependent on a provider, so it is fair to pay attention to lock-in, account requirements, and whether you can export your files.

But that business incentive by itself does not prove a coordinated plan to replace personal devices or control individual users. A useful way to judge the concern is to look for concrete changes in products and policies, not infer intent from the fact that a service uses servers.

The claim about people being secretly sent to fake copies of websites is a much bigger leap than the general move toward cloud computing. It would need specific, independently checkable evidence, such as reproducible differences in what users are served or technical records showing deceptive redirection. A strange page or an AI-generated result alone would not establish that.

For now, I would treat that as speculation, not an established explanation. Keep normal account and browser security habits, and verify serious claims through more than one reliable source.