{"id":183636,"date":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:05:11","slug":"ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"AI meets DIY as half of people use artificial intelligence for help with repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/\">AI meets DIY as half of people use artificial intelligence for help with repairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/\">https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-02 00:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.expressandstar.com\">www.expressandstar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A survey conducted by Aviva revealed that 50% of people surveyed have used AI for guidance with home repairs or installations.<\/li>\n<li>Gen-Zs and millennials were most likely to have used AI for home repair advice, with 76% and 74% respectively admitting to using AI in this area.<\/li>\n<li>About 40% of the Gen-X generation and only 19% of baby boomers reported using AI for home repair assistance.<\/li>\n<li>Common DIY tasks undertaken with AI help include unclogging drains, bleeding radiators, and assembling furniture.<\/li>\n<li>A substantial 70% claimed they successfully completed a task with AI, while 83% expressed a desire to use AI again for future DIY tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Some complex tasks such as fixing a broken tap or installing a washing machine were also attempted using AI help.<\/li>\n<li>Mistakes made using AI were costly, with 13% of people spending between \u00a3250 and \u00a3499 to fix failed DIY attempts.<\/li>\n<li>Aviva advises caution for more complex jobs, particularly those involving gas or electricity, recommending engaging a professional for safety and compliance with regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI meets DIY as half of people use artificial intelligence for help with repairs https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/2026\/02\/02\/ai-meets-diy-as-half-of-people-use-artificial-intelligence-for-help-with-repairs\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/resizer.nationalworld.com\/c6a923a6-78cf-4dcd-904c-e932e6e6fa00.jpg?tr=w-1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-183636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183638,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183636\/revisions\/183638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}