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The AI fixed my faulty hardware while I was at dinner

His new hardware device was faulty and the community had spent days looking for a fix that did not need a replacement. He plugged it into his computer, asked the AI to fix it, went to dinner, and came back to find it fixed.

How it works

  1. Plugs the faulty device into his computer
  2. Asks the AI to fix it
  3. Goes to dinner
  4. The device is fixed

Why it’s worth knowing

The community had spent days in Discord trying to fix the same fault. He plugged his device in, asked the AI, went to dinner, and it was fixed when he got back.

Where it’s from

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

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