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The AI turned a spare phone into his nightstand clock from a picture and a prompt

The AI created a nightstand clock app for his spare phone from a picture and a quick prompt, and the phone clock is now in daily use on his nightstand.

How it works

  1. The AI creates the nightstand clock app for his spare phone from a picture and a quick prompt
  2. The phone clock is now in daily use on his nightstand

Why it’s worth knowing

From a picture is the brief; daily use is the review.

Where it’s from

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

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