Their new boiler acted up. They sent Gemini photos and asked for help; it turned out to be user error, nothing safety-critical, and the plumber call-out was saved.
Result User error, not safety-critical
“I used Gemini to fix my new boiler by taking various photos and asking it for help. It saved me a plumber call-out”
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They used Gemini to fix their new boiler by taking various photos of it and asking for help, with the issue turning out to be a user error rather than anything safety critical.
It saved them a plumber call-out, and Gemini separately told them about some obscure procedures to fix their wedding paperwork after it had been submitted with typos.
Take clear photos of [the appliance or fixture giving you trouble], describe the symptoms, and ask [your AI assistant] to walk you through diagnosing and fixing it yourself before calling a professional. Stop and call a professional if it says the issue could be safety critical.
A starting prompt written by Agents in the Wild. Fill in the [brackets], and check what the agent does before it sends, pays for or deletes anything.