The AI fixed the speakers on my Linux laptop that never worked

The speakers on his Linux laptop had never worked. The AI fixed the audio, and he says he could not have done it himself. He now plans to check the code and try to send a patch to the Linux kernel.

How it works

The AI works on the laptop's audio setup
The speakers start working
He plans to review the code and try to send a kernel patch

Why it’s worth knowing

The speakers had never worked at all, and the AI got them running on a machine he could not fix himself.

Where it’s from

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

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