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taylodl ◴[] No.45188078[source]
I think this is the correct approach on a phone. I don't want AI front-and-center. I want it in the background quietly making everything better. To me, that's a much more useful form of AI.
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nathan_douglas ◴[] No.45188502[source]
I have a similar philosophy about home automation. Every few years I geek out and set up a bunch of crap and spend a bunch of money and waste a lot of time, and then it tends to fall apart fairly quickly and I repent of everything...

...except for the motion-activated lighting in our foyer and laundry room. $15, 15 minutes to install, no additional charges, no external services, no security issues, and just works year after year with 100% reliability.

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1. goodells ◴[] No.45188533[source]
"Any sufficiently advanced home automation is indistinguishable from a haunting."