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The AI learned his laser cutter's private dialect and now runs its jobs

The AI reverse-engineered his laser cutter's G-code dialect and camera controls in 1 to 2 hours; now it places and cuts jobs with power and speed settings and diagnoses problems from scans.

How it works

  1. The AI reverse-engineers the cutter's G-code dialect and camera controls in 1 to 2 hours
  2. Now it places and cuts jobs with power and speed settings
  3. And diagnoses problems

Why it’s worth knowing

A private dialect is a lock; the agent picked it in an afternoon.

Where it’s from

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

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