[sdiy] Vibe Circuit Design

[Donald Tillman]

> On Jan 25, 2026, at 9:28 PM, brianw <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:
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> So far, nobody has mentioned AI...
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> As soon as I saw "Vibe Circuit Design" on the subject line, I assumed that this was a reference to "Vibe Coding" - which lets an AI try its hand at writing code. Thus, I figured that the red-hot component was the result of allowing an AI to design a schematic without a human reviewing it for obvious mistakes.
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> What's the background context for this, Don?

Exactly as you said.

"Vibe Coding" is using one of the modern AI platforms to write your code.  Sometimes there are errors.  "Vibe Circuit Design" is the electronic equivalent.  And sometimes there are errors.  And unlike software, errors can cause electronic circuits to burst into flames.

Recall the discussion here back in September where there was a question about whether an obscure I2L chip clocked on the rising or fall edge of the clock pulse.  I analyzed the circuit and said the falling edge, while Grok and ChatGPT both said the rising edge, and GoogleAI just gave up.

  -- Don
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