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The AI finished a hardware project across firmware, board design, parts and installer docs

A man says the AI finished a hardware project he had started, working across three areas at once. The AI finished the firmware in Rust, changed some board parts and finalised the board design, sourced the parts that do not come with the board, and wrote all the documentation for the installer, and he judges the result good enough.

How it works

  1. He gives the AI a hardware project with a solid base
  2. The AI finishes the firmware in Rust
  3. The AI changes some components and finalises the board design
  4. The AI sources the parts that do not come with the board
  5. The AI writes the installer documentation

Why it’s worth knowing

One agent finished the same project in four different trades at once, from firmware code to installer documents.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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