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The AI taught a test device to recover itself so it could iterate for days

The AI enabled a camera on a test device and he taught it to reboot into the previous kernel on build failure so it could iterate for days; ended with a usable setup and camera login working.

How it works

  1. The AI enables the camera on a test device
  2. He teaches it to reboot into the previous kernel on build failure so it can iterate for days
  3. He ends with a usable setup and the camera login working

Why it’s worth knowing

Self-recovery is what turns an afternoon of tests into days of them.

Where it’s from

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

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