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AI researcher struggles with overly complex smart kettle, questions own tech intuition

The author describes a frustrating experience with a new, high-tech electric kettle that failed to boil water despite numerous attempts to operate its interface. The kettle, featuring a sleek design and multiple temperature-specific buttons, proved unintuitive and unresponsive to various button combinations. This encounter leads the author to reflect on their own perceived ability to inadvertently disable electronic devices and humorously connects this to potential contributions to an AI pause. AI

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RANK_REASON The item is a personal anecdote about a malfunctioning appliance, with only a tangential and humorous reference to AI.

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