@sdamico Yes
Sam D'Amico@sdamico
KiCad with contributions from mythos-class models will just win.
1:00 AM · Jun 21, 2026 · 1.1K Views
Sam D'Amico, Impulse Labs founder, argues open-source EDA software KiCad will prevail through future advanced AI contributions
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Sam D'Amico, founder of the climate-tech startup Impulse Labs, floated the idea that the open-source electronics design tool KiCad could pull ahead in its category once mythos-class AI models start contributing directly to its development. Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski replied with a quick affirmation, turning the June 21 thread into a brief flash of speculation about AI boosting open EDA software.
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Mythos-Class Models Could Lift Open Tools
The claim rests on these frontier models delivering meaningful code and features to KiCad, though no such contributions have surfaced in public releases so far and the idea stays forward-looking.
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RL Simulators Surface in Replies
One follow-up noted ongoing work on reinforcement-learning environments to prepare advanced models for this kind of work, but details tied specifically to KiCad remain unconfirmed in available sources.
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Users note that current AI models already perform well with KiCad, showing approval for its existing capabilities in EDA.
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kache@yacineMTB
Even with gpt 5.5 automating kicad stuff I find mistakes in other people's boards and even datasheet inconsistencies
Sam D'Amico@sdamico
KiCad with contributions from mythos-class models will just win.
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kache@yacineMTB
@sdamico They're working on environments and simulators to train these models in RL
Sam D'Amico@sdamico
KiCad with contributions from mythos-class models will just win.
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netrunner@netrunner_btc
@sdamico It’s actually already pretty good with current models
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Dan Advantage@DanAdvantage
@yacineMTB you have usage left how
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0xbogan@BoganBits
@yacineMTB you mean you use gpt to find the mistakes? or you find mistakes in boards made with gpt?
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Naftasux 🇺🇸@naftasux
@sdamico Wait, is AI coming after the hardware bros now?
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Naftasux 🇺🇸@naftasux
@yacineMTB AI is coming for the hardware bros already.
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