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Claude Opus 4.8 helps user bypass EV charger lock, saving $800

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A user reported that Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 successfully helped them bypass a locked admin console on an electric vehicle charger. This was after Claude Fable 5 was unable to assist. The user estimated this action saved them approximately $800, which would have been the cost of a new charger and an electrician. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates practical, cost-saving applications of LLMs beyond typical generative tasks.

RANK_REASON User-reported utility of an AI model for a specific task.

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Claude Opus 4.8 helps user bypass EV charger lock, saving $800

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 (ET) · /u/jcgam ·

    Claude saved me $800

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Long story short, the company that made my EV charger went out of business and none of the default admin passwords worked. I paid the extra fees for Fable 5 but eventually it said no thanks, I'm not helping you. Maybe I used the word &quot;hack&q…

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