The AI got a real shell and database running inside an emulator in under an hour

Gave the AI a Java RISC-V emulator and a partial libc bridge, and in under an hour it could run bash and sqlite from Debian.

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How it works

He gives the AI a Java CPU emulator and a partial system bridge
In under an hour it can run a real shell and database from a Linux distribution

Why it’s worth knowing

A shell prompt is the certificate of a working emulator.

Where it’s from

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

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