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by 0x696C6961 8 days ago
Would you vibecode a house?
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Yes, absolutely. In fact that's a big feature now in Autodesk. 99% of the design of a house is "detailing". Where does power line #8128 go? Does floor section 38 have the right slope? How big should water line #92 be and does it fit with sewage line #33 while it's sloping in the correct direction? We can't get electrical socket type 33, please modify everywhere in the design so we can use type 35 instead. And so on and so forth.

Human architects and engineers make TONS of mistakes in these designs all the time. Then builders and contractors fix them, or in many cases "fix" them, as I'm sure most people here have experienced.

Also if vibecoding houses can lead to a large increase in housing supply, as it should: Hurray!

> Also if vibecoding houses can lead to a large increase in housing supply, as it should: Hurray!

I love how well this captures the credibility of zealots and how some won't hesitate to exploit human suffering to push an agenda. The housing crisis is driven by regulation that lowers supply, shaped by greed and cruelty. Turning house designs into slop won't solve anything.

You want to see how AI actually contributes to the housing crisis? Then here's an actual example:

"Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why." https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-r...

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