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I think it’s already having an effect on labor jobs too, and will continue to ramp.

Not because of robots (but that will come soon enough), but because you can take a picture of leaky plumbing or a home maintenance task and upload it and ask for step by step directions on how to DIY.

I’ve saved thousands doing this already this month alone.

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Is this really a trend ? It surely is helping a DIY enthusiast to perform a new task, but I doubt it will convert a non manual labour enclined person to do the task. Also these ready made DIY how-tos work for a certain country only and can hardly be made global. E.g Most of american made how-tos make no sense for someone living in Europe

My wife used ChatGPT to fix a garage door opener while I was out. Uploaded a picture, and followed the instructions. She's not a manual labor inclined person by any stretch and knew nothing about garage door openers.

How many people call a plumber, HVAC, or auto repairman because they don't want to fix it themselves vs don't know how to fix it?

I'm guessing the overlap of those who know how to fix it with those willing to pay is not that large.

That could be because those who really know how to fix it, have a pretty good idea how much expertise and effort the fix requires. They are less willing to be overcharged or have unnecessary options added.

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