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The AI extended his heating control system, now running a year as native thermostats

Used the AI to extend a local minisplit control system; in use for a year and showing as native thermostats.

How it works

  1. He uses AI to extend a local mini-split control system
  2. It has been in use for a year
  3. Shows up as native thermostats in his home system

Why it’s worth knowing

A year in production in a house is a long beta.

Where it’s from

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

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