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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Large Language Models aren't the only type of AI. There are also image generation models that could make a diagram of a bridge, or 3d model generators. Not saying they would do a perfect job, though.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, and none of them can actually design bridges. Some of them can be useful tools for engineers to use while designing bridges, but this isn't tech bro fantasy land. You're gonna need some engineers. That's gonna take more than a day.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Alright, you've convinced me. They get ONE more day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Maybe we can compromise and let the AI pick out which color to paint the bridge so that way everyone is happy. Have you seen Terminator?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Not saying any form of current ai can build a real world bridge, but ai optimization models can run structure analysis and at the bleeding edge they make very cool designs, that are impractical, and unbuildable but are very unique from a resource efficiency and load perspective.

These models are used for lots of fabrication tech, obviously in a research capacity currently