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The AI found the $50 gap between my budget app and my bank balance

His budget app and his bank balance were $50 apart. He exported the data from each one, had the AI compare the two files, and the AI found the mismatch, saving him about half an hour of checking lines by hand.

$50

How it works

  1. Exports the data from his budget app and from his bank
  2. Gives both files to the AI
  3. The AI compares the files and identifies the discrepancy

Why it’s worth knowing

Two files that should have matched were $50 apart, and the AI lined them up and pointed at the one mismatch instead of him checking every line.

Where it’s from

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

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