Fable 5.2 just did PCB routing, the job its poster called the last human engineering task
mallow610 · x · 2026-11-10
- cmonkey had claimed PCB routing would be "the last engineering job humans still need to do," then got proven wrong by Fable 5.2, which produced a complete multi-layer PCB layout (traces, vias, pads) shown in the attached image.
- The retweet "Never mind, Fable 5.2 did it" concedes the point, highlighting AI's real progress in the high-skill domain of electronic design automation.
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