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Quilter's AI just designed an 843‑part Linux computer that booted on the first try. Hardware will never be the same. (venturebeat.com)
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Quilter, which has raised more than $40 million from investors including Benchmark, Index Ventures, and Coatue, used its physics-driven AI to automate the design of a two-board computer system that booted successfully on its first attempt, requiring no costly revisions. The project, internally dubbed "Project Speedrun," required just 38.5 hours of human labor compared to the 428 hours that professional PCB designers quoted for the same task.

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[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 14 points 1 week ago

That middle step — the layout — creates a persistent bottleneck. For a board of moderate complexity, the process typically consumes four to eight weeks. For sophisticated systems like computers or automotive electronics, timelines stretch to three months or longer.

imagine being the poor soul who connects circuits together in some CAD program for eight weeks straight. I figure I would have pulled all my hair out by the end of the first week.