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After two e-bikes were stolen, the AI took control of my garage door

Two e-bikes were stolen after his garage was left open by accident. He set up closing on its own when the door stays open for 15 minutes, and in his own reply on the thread he says he bought a ratgdo control board and the AI wrote and installed the new firmware, so the AI now has full control of the opener and can disable the remotes.

How it works

  1. Two e-bikes are stolen after the garage is left open
  2. He buys a ratgdo control board for the opener
  3. The AI writes and installs new firmware on it
  4. The door now closes on its own after 15 minutes open
  5. The AI can update the firmware and disable the remotes

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI did not just write code. It ended up with full control of a real garage door, remotes included.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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