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Re:Airbnb CEO says it's still too early for AI trip planning by throw098320923 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @06:30AM (#43057756)
Android app, USB dongle with HDMI capture card. Screenshot goes to OCR and LLM. There is a virtual USB HID mouse build on Arduino that clicks on links.
Re:Airbnb CEO says it's still too early for AI trip planning by nycdatasci on Saturday February 15, 2025 @07:05AM (#43057905)
For more on this setup, see “Web Scraping Fundamentals” by Rube Goldberg.
Re:Airbnb CEO says it's still too early for AI trip planning by eudhxhdhsb32 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @07:20AM (#43057978)
Wouldn't it be easier to just interact directly with their web interface through an automated browser?
Re:Airbnb CEO says it's still too early for AI trip planning by throw098320923 on Saturday February 15, 2025 @07:35AM (#43058046)
I prefer to scrape their Android app.
Re:Airbnb CEO says it's still too early for AI trip planning by stogot on Saturday February 15, 2025 @11:04PM (#43065204)
I tried this on another site and got blocked. You need to be aware of how bot detection works