AI makes the right to repair more tempting than ever

Our lives are littered with devices we don’t understand. We don’t know why the microwave suddenly beeps just past midnight, or why the dishwasher won’t run unless it’s been unplugged and then replugged three times, or why the laptop charges only when we push in the cord at that weird angle. Sometimes it seems like these questions are simply impossible to answer, preternatural quirks that can be fixed solely by calling a professional. Or these days, by opening up the ChatGPT app. Co...