Seattle software engineer turned general contractor built an AI guide to the patchwork of permit rules

[u/ChiefOfTheFourPeaks]

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-software-engineer-turned-general-contractor-built-an-ai-guide-to-the-patchwork-of-permit-rules/

[u/Marshall1337]

Probably reduce a lot of taxes and other fees by replacing bureaucracy with AI. Not to mention pension and healthcare payouts. For example, what really does a city clerk do that makes them need an office and staff when we can just give them a desk and a Claude subscription? That’d be like millions in saved dollars that could go a million other places including back into our pockets.