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Re:First Impressions with GPT-4V(ision) by kaibee on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @10:46AM (#37675416)
> For anything designated an "appliance" I want it to be fixable by someone locally

This is already pretty much gone thanks to manufacturers making it extremely difficult to fix things. No AI required.

Re:First Impressions with GPT-4V(ision) by 303uru on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:10AM (#37675776)
It's not gone, but is much more expensive up front. For example, everyone I know has a range or stovetop/oven with a circuit board or two in it, few if any replaceable parts, etc... That's basically the standard if you're in the 30" range that costs $1-2k market. Meanwhile, my 60" Bluestar has no circuit board, it has four mechanical electronic switches for the oven lights and convection. Everything else is brass valves, standard easily replaceable parts and so on. A few weeks back a convection fan went out and I replaced it in 5 minutes with a screwdriver. But, this range starts at $18k.

So yes, I see a market for bespoke non-AI.