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Subject:Re: Vanagon and AI
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:41:00 -0500

=THIS IS FANTASTIC, ERIC!

On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> So,
>
> I needed to charge my battery on the 84 after leaving a device plugged in
> for an extended time and draining it low.
>
> I have a app on my iPhone for for blind folks.
>
> I took a picture of the clamp and asked for the color.  It was red.   Ok
> good to go on set up.
>
> Then I took a picture of the charger.
>
> It identified the charger and told me I could do 2 Amp or 10 amp
>
> 12 V or 6.
>
> I set it up.
>
> I took aa picture of the gauge.  The AI told me the needle was pointing
> below the 6 and the numbers went 12 to 0.  It said 0 was in the top red
> charged area.
>
> Later I took a picture of the gauge and it said the battery was charged.
>
> I asked the AI where the needle was pointing and it said to the 10.
>
> I asked it if it was pointing to the ten or the Zero.
>
> The AI replied “I’m sorry for the confusion it is pointing to the zero.
>
> This AI stuff is wild.
>
> I hope it can soon analyze all our past posts and manuals and diagrams and
> answer my future vanagon questions!
>
> Don’t get me wrong.  There will still be an important place for this list
> and human contact.  But fast info during a project is awesome!
>
> Eric Caron
>