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Claude Code / AI Shows Potential For Reverse-Engineering Hardware For Linux Support
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idk about claude but the free version of Kimi is capable of helping you here. I use it for my linux tech support and it's very helpful.
Does Kimi k3 really have a free version?
No, but for my basic personal use the free version is pretty good.
Well I know the capabilities of the AIs on the tech support side of things, however, free plans have use limits, and often those limits are reached very quickly once you are trying to build such a 'big' project.
Look all I'm saying is you could very likely use it to get your fingerprint device working.