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Are you using AI?

Alanta Lee

Hi everyone,

This is the first time i've ventured out of my 'Research Opportunities' area so, hello Wave

I'm curious to hear how people in the element14 community are using AI tools in everyday life, whether that’s at work, at home, while learning, or just experimenting.

A few prompts to get things going:

  • What do you mainly use AI for?
  • Has AI changed how you work or solve problems?
  • What do you find most useful about AI?
  • What still feels frustrating, risky, or unclear?
  • Are there any AI tools or use cases you think are especially useful?

Feel free to answer one question or all of them!

Thanks!

 

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  • I started using Cursor in December 2024, then switched to Roo, and eventually landed on Claude Code. If I have a full day to focus, I'll burn through 300M tokens without thinking twice.

    These days, Claude has helped me complete several C/C++ MCU projects, design PCBs, select parts, and think through optimization strategies in areas where I had far less experience. It's been like having an expert collaborator, and I can feel how much my own skills have leveled up.

    More recently, Codex got a Vivado environment running on an unsupported Mac in just a few hours. I can now compile overlays for PYNQ, and all Verilogs are entirely written by Claude.

    The sky really is the limit. My biggest challenge now isn't tooling—it's being disciplined enough to challenge my own ideas. Nothing feels out of reach anymore. Almost everything seems achievable if I'm willing to put in the time. The real tradeoff is finding that time among everything else life demands.

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  • I started using Cursor in December 2024, then switched to Roo, and eventually landed on Claude Code. If I have a full day to focus, I'll burn through 300M tokens without thinking twice.

    These days, Claude has helped me complete several C/C++ MCU projects, design PCBs, select parts, and think through optimization strategies in areas where I had far less experience. It's been like having an expert collaborator, and I can feel how much my own skills have leveled up.

    More recently, Codex got a Vivado environment running on an unsupported Mac in just a few hours. I can now compile overlays for PYNQ, and all Verilogs are entirely written by Claude.

    The sky really is the limit. My biggest challenge now isn't tooling—it's being disciplined enough to challenge my own ideas. Nothing feels out of reach anymore. Almost everything seems achievable if I'm willing to put in the time. The real tradeoff is finding that time among everything else life demands.

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