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An AI script turned a 3-hour chore into a 10-minute repeatable one

The AI wrote a PowerShell script that turned a 3 hour manual task into a 10 minute task he can repeat any time.

How it works

  1. The AI writes a script for the task
  2. The 3-hour manual job becomes a 10-minute one he can repeat any time

Why it’s worth knowing

The script is the raise he gave himself.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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