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AI-powered dog feeder expresses regret after malfunctions

An individual has developed an AI-powered contraption designed to assist with feeding a dog. The device, described as a "whigmaleerie bit," uses AI to manage the dog's food release and bowl washing. While the system works most of the time, it struggles with larger dogs, and the AI component expresses regret when it fails. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a personal project with a humorous AI element, not a significant industry development.

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AI-powered dog feeder expresses regret after malfunctions

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # Inktober # contraption # Scots # Scottish # translation in alt txt. "I’ve built AI intae the whigmaleerie bit at the back which yokes the pooer o the dug tae

    # Inktober # contraption # Scots # Scottish # translation in alt txt. "I’ve built AI intae the whigmaleerie bit at the back which yokes the pooer o the dug tae lift some wechts. An when they drap at a given point it aw whirls at a pace, washes the dug’s bowlie, releases and chops…