<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: mpodeley</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mpodeley</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:23:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mpodeley" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mpodeley in "Can AI design circuit boards yet?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>“Next-token prediction” describes the output format, not the computation required to choose each token. During training, models develop internal representations of concepts, constraints, possible futures, and algorithms.<p>The PCB agent also writes circuit code, runs simulations, reads failures, and revises the design. It isn’t one-shot autocomplete.<p>Astra and Fable are already hard to square with “mere autocomplete.” We may be (really) close to AGI, and token-by-token generation certainly doesn’t rule out subjective experience (I think we should at least treat that as an open question).<p>Great videos:
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