The AI fixed his home media server while he was away on holiday

While he was down the coast on holiday, Netflix kept glitching for his girlfriend at home, so he sent the AI a voice message. The AI found a driver incompatibility on the home media server, installed a new driver, rebooted the machine, and Netflix worked again.

How it works

He sends a voice message from the coast
The AI connects to the media server
It finds a driver incompatibility
It installs a new driver
It reboots the machine
Netflix plays again

Why it’s worth knowing

He was on holiday. The fix happened at home, from one voice message, before the evening was over.

Where it’s from

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

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