The telescope that points itself

According to Phys.org, people are experimenting with artificial intelligence for problem-solving in contexts it wasn't originally designed for. One person turned to an AI system to diagnose a persistent vehicle fault, working through symptoms in a cost-effective back-and-forth instead of returning repeatedly to a repair shop. The same person applied the method to troubleshooting gutters and house framing. While the AI doesn't always get it right, treating it as a thinking tool—one that has read more technical manuals than the average person ever will—has earned it a place in the problem-solving toolkit.

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