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  1. Comment on AI-designed Linux computer with 843 components boots on first attempt — dual-PCB Project Speedrun was made in just one week and required less than forty hours of human work in ~tech

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    The only "good" functionality of this AI seems to be the ability to produce quick prototypes to work with, which I can only find useful if someone wants a hardware product just to seek seed...
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    The only "good" functionality of this AI seems to be the ability to produce quick prototypes to work with, which I can only find useful if someone wants a hardware product just to seek seed funding. Like the next stage of working with just an evaluation board could be this. But for the final product you would need to prove EMC compliance and pass other certifications which need you to prove a careful planning on the design of your product.

    Even in the video on the original post they said that they had to go ahead and find alternative components for a couple of parts themselves because of manufacturer availability of the electronics. This is the standard work of an electronics / PCB engineer, maintaining a database of components and designing with a low BOM in mind so the AI can't automate that and you need people with knowledge how to do it.

    To be fair there are quite a lot of companies trying to bring AI into PCB design like this one and Flux but it will depend on the people designing if they are going to find value in them.

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  2. Comment on Creation of a European Environment Authority -- Thoughts/opinions? in ~enviro

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    Hello everyone, I stumbled upon this citizen's initiative on mastodon, and I've been meaning to ask the opinion of other people on this matter. Do you believe the EU is doing enough to protect its...

    Hello everyone,

    I stumbled upon this citizen's initiative on mastodon, and I've been meaning to ask the opinion of other people on this matter. Do you believe the EU is doing enough to protect its country's natural resources? Would the creation of a european environment authority actually be effective or would other ways like providing local communities with the appropriate tools have a bigger impact? Do you think this would overcomplicate your local official's paperwork?

    Any thought or opinion is welcome!

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