AI is already doing real work in RF chip design, FPGA optimization and 3D CAD, engineers say
mark_k · x · 2026-10-20
Daniel Bogdanoff of Anyscale reports that in a group call, practitioners showed how they use AI for RF chip design, circuit board layout, 3D CAD modeling, FPGA optimization and programming, and video editing — not demos, but actual production work.
markk amplified the point: AI is more capable right now than most realize, few people are using models to their full potential, and ambition shouldn't be the limiting factor. The thread captures a growing sense that professional-grade AI workflows are already here, well beyond coding and marketing use cases.
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