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The AI fixed his mom's Bluetooth speaker over a shell connection after normal fixes failed

The AI given shell command access on his mom's laptop fixed a Bluetooth speaker that would not unpair after normal troubleshooting failed.

How it works

  1. Normal troubleshooting fails on his mom's laptop
  2. The AI gets shell command access
  3. Works through the pairing fault
  4. The speaker unpairs and works

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent fixed a relative's laptop fault that the usual steps could not shift.

Where it’s from

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

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