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The AI identified a clock's odd battery from a photo and ordered it

He sent the AI a photo of a clock, it worked out what non-standard battery it took and ordered it from Amazon for him.

How it works

  1. He sends the AI a photo of the clock
  2. It works out what non-standard battery the clock takes
  3. Orders the battery from Amazon for him

Why it’s worth knowing

Non-standard batteries are a research project; a photo replaced it.

Where it’s from

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

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