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The AI built my photo frame app for free instead of $4 a month

He redid his office after quitting his job and put a spare Roku TV up as a photo frame. The AI built the photo display app in a couple of minutes, so he did not need the $4 a month app from the Roku store.

$4a month

How it works

  1. Puts a spare Roku TV in his redone office to use as a photo frame
  2. Checks the Roku store apps and finds one costs $4 a month
  3. The AI builds a photo display app in a couple of minutes
  4. He uses it for free

Why it’s worth knowing

The app in the Roku store cost $4 a month. The AI just built him one in a couple of minutes.

Where it’s from

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

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