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I photographed a clock and my agent ordered the right batteries for it

The same man took a photo of a clock this morning and asked the AI to buy replacement batteries. The AI identified the clock from the photo, found its instruction manual, worked out which batteries it takes, and ordered them from Amazon.

How it works

  1. He photographs the clock and sends it
  2. The AI identifies the clock
  3. Finds the instruction manual
  4. Orders the correct replacement batteries on Amazon

Why it’s worth knowing

It went from a photo of a clock to the exact batteries in a real order, manual lookup included, in one ask.

Where it’s from

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

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