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User opts for low-AI appliances, citing Jetsons robot

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The user is replacing old laundry appliances, a 16-year-old washing machine and a 23-year-old dryer, due to wear and tear. They opted for models with minimal AI features to reduce cost and complexity, finding the AI integration in modern appliances unnecessary for tasks that still require manual user intervention. The user humorously compares the desired level of automation to the robot Rosie from The Jetsons. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion piece about appliance features, not AI news.

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User opts for low-AI appliances, citing Jetsons robot

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I decided it was time to replace my 16-year-old clothes washer and 23-year-old gas dryer. Both still work, but the front-loader washer groans from what are prob

    I decided it was time to replace my 16-year-old clothes washer and 23-year-old gas dryer. Both still work, but the front-loader washer groans from what are probably worn out bearings and it has a lot of mold growth. It has never needed a repair! The dryer is just old. I replaced …

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