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An absurd project of taking apart an old #calculator (Casio HS-8VA) and replacing the guts with a small computer (maybe a Raspberry Pi W?). As you type, it sends the simple keypresses (like 2+2) to a data center for an #LLM to solve.

So to use the calculator you need wifi and some kind of #OpenAI API access:
https://bsky.app/profile/thisxorthat.bsky.social/post/3mpefqdjazk2r

Other tidbits: the solar cells were removed so a different screen can display how many tokens and the cost for doing the math.

Updated version would send each key tap to 3 separate models. The results are compared to make sure of accuracy. Follow-up video shows sending 2+2= will cost a bit more than a nickel (5ยข).

#calculator #LLM #OpenAI