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I believe there would be plenty of interest, if the experience was really up to par. Any kind of (physical) build, maintenance or repair job could use a help of a virtual assistant that says for example "now unscrew this" while highlighting a specific screw. I don't believe the tech is nearly there yet though.

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You would think so, but my company (and others) have tried, but no one wants to pay anything reasonable for such a service (with a hardware device). Also, there's an ersatz, by using your phone with facetime. The experience was pretty good (better than zoom for video stuff).

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