An AI Model Is Keeping This Thing Alive

A man in Idaho gave Anthropic's Claude model the ultimate job

Winter had begun to consume Boise, Idaho a few weeks earlier. A constant drizzle of rain blanketed the region. If you’re a plant aficionado like Martin DeVido, you know this is not the ideal time to start growing summery treats like tomatoes and melons. Unless, perhaps, artificial intelligence could devise a way to defy the conditions.

It was this very idea that hit DeVido one day, as he wandered around his house, avoiding the dreary situation outdoors. “I wonder if Claude could take care of a plant.”

A year ago, a few things happened in DeVido’s life to prepare him for this moment. The 36-year-old California native moved to Idaho with his wife, discovered AI, and launched his AI-assisted manufacturing startup Autoncorp. “I was like, okay, this is my calling. This is my passion. I’m all in,” DeVido said. “I couldn’t sleep. It was crazy. I mean, I was just LLM psychosis to the max.”