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From bed, he had the AI on his Mac change the playlist when Apple’s own app failed

A man in bed wanted different music from the MacBook across the room. Apple’s Remote app could not find the Mac, then could not connect. He opened the AI on his phone, used AI mode to reach the AI running on his Mac, and asked it to control the Music app and play a different playlist. It worked within seconds.

How it works

  1. He tries Apple’s Remote app and it cannot find, then cannot connect to, the Mac
  2. He opens the AI on his phone in an AI app mode
  3. He asks the AI on his Mac to control the Music app
  4. A different playlist plays within seconds

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent reached across the room and ran the app the official remote could not even connect to.

Where it’s from

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

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