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Backstory
It started with a mix of curiosity and real-world frustration.
Fascinated by the latest developments in AI, my friend
Taku
and I were excited to learn more about LLMs — as
young software developers, we wanted to build something real,
something useful, something fun.
Tackling expat life in Berlin, Taku stumbled upon the
perfect challenge: German recycling rules! It was far
from trivial — proper waste sorting can save resources and protect the
environment. But how do we know we're doing it right? What are the
local guidelines? Where do we even find them?
What if we
could just photograph a product and
instantly find out how to dispose of it properly?
That's how the journey began.