My classic Sony CRT television won't power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn't putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I've been too busy to pop the hood. What if I had an AI companion to talk me through?
iFixit just released a voice-and-text chatbot to do just that, one that can supposedly help you figure out repairs just by talking to it - FixBot will ask you questions, and you can share images, too. iFixit claims it "thinks out loud with you, the way a master technician would, until the diagnosis clicks into place."
Having tried it, I would definitely not trust iFixit' …
