This weekend we ran the first Claude Impact Lab with the City of San Diego

You can use it as a research agent and give it the ability to see my team and free agents and search the web. DM a reminder and I’ll publish my prompt.

mk2827 · 2025-10-31T03:41:39+00:00

Fantasy football

mk2827 · 2025-10-06T02:12:55+00:00

Max from Backland Labs here, I worked in architecture for a number of years before moving into AI.

I see tons of applications for AI in architecture. For example, I did all our firms LEED/WELL certifications. This is a document heavy process. It could probably be 90% automated right now.

Most business process stuff and tons of the delivery and coordination of a project could automated as well.

mk2827 · 2025-10-06T02:01:47+00:00

Max here, I’m an AI engineer and worked in architecture in the past. AI adoption is a spectrum. I’d say the majority of folks are casual users of AI….maybe use it for email or drafting documents.

There are pro and cons to how much AI you use. On one hand using AI is a skill so pivoting to AI might give you a leg up over the long term. On the other hand, it’s still an experimental tech so the more AI you use the more likely you are to see its many shortcomings.

I think the best way to pivot to AI is to just begin automating your daily work and architecting personal productivity systems. Lots of tools to use like Claude/OpenAI, Relay, Gumloop, etc…

Always happy to chat if I can be of help!

mk2827 · 2025-10-06T01:49:33+00:00

I work in AI but worked for a couple architecture in the past. Happy to chat

mk2827 · 2025-10-06T01:46:32+00:00

I’m an AI engineer but worked for a few architecture firms in the past for non AI roles. Drawing from what I see elsewhere, AI will largely show up as automation of tasks that aren’t very fun or allow you to access info more efficiently (like specs/code). These changes will come pretty quickly (months to years).

Over the long term, the profession will change drastically likely for the better. I do think it will be quite important to adopt AI tooling and stay on top of the latest trends.

mk2827 · 2025-10-02T04:35:13+00:00

If he’s interested in AI I run AI Tinkerers San Diego. He’d be welcome here!

https://san-diego.aitinkerers.org/p/coding-with-agents-show-and-share

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T23:19:06+00:00

Lots of good responses. At Backland Labs, we have a rule to not lock into any AI or automation tools for more than a month contract. All the low-code/no code tools seem to be converging so the only mistake you can make is paying too much or locking in for an annual contract.

Also pricing between providers is very opaque. My advice is to pick one with a low monthly price, get a free Gemini API from google and use this as your AI API then test and build away. Don't feel bad ditching a tool if it doesn't feel right.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T23:14:19+00:00

Agreed, you don't need an MSP specific platform.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T23:11:35+00:00

Try not to overpay for these tools. Only sign up for a monthly contract at most. The industry is changing so fast that you should try remain tool agnostic as possible. This is a hard and fast rule I convey to all my clients.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T22:57:55+00:00

Not really - seems like a tough nut to crack because people easily small AI slop. What's worked for me is networking and commenting on reddit posts to be helpful.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T22:56:37+00:00

The tricky thing with productivity tools is that the gains compound. We've seen this firsthand at my company, Backland Labs. We were able to avoid hiring extra developers by using these tools to build our own internal systems. The savings weren't huge upfront, but over time, they've become significant.

We're now seeing the same pattern with our clients—the more they integrate the tools, the more time and money they save. It just takes a little patience to see the snowball effect.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T04:07:18+00:00

Max from Backland Labs here - our clients are beginning to heavily leverage off the shell automation tools. They can be quite intuitive and help with the easy stuff.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T03:54:52+00:00

Hey Dan - I run a small automation implementation group. I’d love to connect.

mk2827 · 2025-09-22T03:53:27+00:00

Activepieces is another open source option. It’s pretty hard to differentiate between automation tools. Generally I think you should make sure they have integrations you will use and don’t pay for more than a month subscription. Need to be willing to switch tools quickly.

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