03 · Essays
Essays
Longer, deeper writing than the blog.
2026-37AI and Additive Manufacturing Cross the Production Threshold: From Editable CAD and Reproducible Processes to Full-Stack Design DataWeek 37 recap: AI-generated CAD is judged by manufacturability rather than renders, additive manufacturing crosses into mass production and formal standards, and world models plus open-source flagships reshape the design stack — with predictions and a long-term watchlist.
2026-35From Generation to Delivery: Open-Source Flagships, Physical-Device Standards and Agent-Native CAD Reshape DesignWeek 35 recap: AI output moves from generation to verifiable delivery — open-source flagship models launch back-to-back, Anthropic's MHS lets agents operate lab and factory hardware, and CAD plus simulation grow agent-native interfaces — with predictions and a long-term watchlist.
2026-34AI Design Enters Its Delivery Phase: Editable CAD, Robot Production and Agent Platforms AccelerateWeek 34 recap: AI turns scans and drawings into editable CAD, humanoid robots move into data factories and production validation, and agent platforms plus falling inference prices reshape design tooling — with predictions and a long-term watchlist.
2026-33AI Moves Into the Execution Layer: Reusable CAD, Physical AI and Agent Infrastructure Accelerate TogetherWeek 33 recap: generative CAD shifts from one-off parts to reusable tools, physical AI enters factories and desktop fabrication, and agents become default infrastructure — plus predictions and a long-term watchlist.
2026-32Conversation Becomes the Design Entry Point as Generation Nears ProductionWeek 32 recap: conversation becomes the design entry point, generative CAD moves toward whole assemblies and production, and AI hardware finds new forms — plus predictions and a long-term watchlist.
2026-08-07AI Is Reshaping Design: Hot Topics and a ForecastA long-form reworking of the week's AI × design hot topics — hardware, toolchains, open source — plus my predictions for the next year or two.