Hardware is the New Salt: Designing with Purpose in the Age of AI - Core77

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This article argues that AI can speed up parts of hardware design, but it cannot replace the craft, iteration, and judgment needed to build meaningful physical products. It highlights how design teams use AI for routine tasks and early concepting, while still relying on hands-on prototyping, testing, and confidentiality controls for serious client work. The piece also stresses that the real opportunity lies in AI-enabled hardware products for healthcare and other real-world applications. It frames better product quality, security, and necessity as more important than simply producing more things faster.

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