Jesse Genet

Startup builder (prev @lumi) turned family builder, currently vibe coding on my breaks from homeschooling four tots

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

This is fun

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

this is the weirdest possible demo of a very serious idea:

objects are about to explain themselves.

OpenAI took a normal houseplant and gave it a camera, memory, optional moisture/light sensors, and realtime voice.

so now you can ask the plant how it's doing, and it can answer from its actual environment.

here's how it works:

1. webcam sees the plant
2. ChatGPT analyzes the image
3. optional cheap sensors check soil moisture + light
4. the app saves recent observations
5. realtime voice turns the whole thing into a conversation

so "are you thirsty?" becomes:

it looks at the plant, checks the soil, remembers recent history, and answers in plain english

the plant is a small example but there are infinite use-cases if you think about it

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@thenoblesimian @GoogleDeepMind This stuff is changing so fast, maybe not today, but if it existed and even a small group could on consumer available hardware it’d mean that it would just be a matter of time until more people could… it’s about opening the possibility

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@KristyT 😆😆😆

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@sm58320 Using a local agent harness actually isn’t silly at all, you can control your own tool use and memory architecture and switch models as you wish. Claude has been nerfing their products and reliability has been poor as well….

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

Back on my housewife AI bs 😆

Challenged my agent to find and buy a broken washing machine gasket AND to write a how-to sheet for diy replacing it!

I know we aren’t all agreed on AI doing creative work, but surely everyone would prefer not to hunt down a gasket??

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@phsycology123 @madebydia ❤️

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@xitijpatel 😆

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@blennon_ Not gonna lie it’s great 😆

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@clairevo @ryancarson @Zai_org ⚡️ — had a similar experience, I had an agent on it and also forgot I had switched it from GPT 5.5 to glm and it did all of its work for several days without me noticing (not a coding agent but I was still impressed)

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@clairevo @Zai_org 🔥

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@snowalgo We don’t disagree on all these points 😆

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

Fear is the mind killer

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@gavinobrown @JuliaSourdough Kids calibrate this stuff on their own without adults around, it’s just hard enough that kids don’t quit the game but it’s still fun

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@Rothman I agree it must at least partially be to slow people down

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

Make your AI do the work folks 🛠️

I recently hung out with an AI newbie and was shocked at how much homework they let their agent give them

Don’t let AI give you work! Push back!

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@thsuburbanmommy @JuliaSourdough 🤔

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@OpenEdHQ Made a new code "TRYIT" if anyone wants to use it for free ;)

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

I once saw a large printed sign at school playground with "Rules for Tag" that stated 'a teacher must be involved' and 'no teams' and a list of other such total nonsense...

There are a lot of reasons I'm not sending my kids to a 'normal' school but this is on the list

[Luba Lesiva @loobah_l]

My son (6) wasn’t allowed to play tag at recess today during camp because it’s “too dangerous” and “the kids could get hurt”.

Our “educators” hate boys.

[Jesse Genet @jessegenet]

@yanabana @itsolelehmann @peteskomoroch So cool