The AI bought me a VPS for $35.99 a year

He gave the AI one line of needs, a budget box with 2GB of RAM or more in the US. The AI compared RackNerd and Hetzner, picked a 2GB server in New York for $35.99 a year, filled in the checkout, and he approved the payment.

$35.99a year

How it works

Gives the AI one line: a budget box, 2GB of RAM or more, US based
The AI compares RackNerd and Hetzner
It picks the $35.99 a year 2GB server in New York
It fills in the checkout
He approves the payment

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI did the whole shop and the checkout from one line of instructions. It only got stuck on two password fields that looked the same.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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