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Dunning-Kruger & AI: Metacognitive Resistance Training You Didn’t Know You Needed
Metacog-what now? Dude, now you’re just making up words. Not this time, dummy. (jk… kinda) So here’s the deal — and honestly, it still...

Rich Washburn
May 64 min read


Why We NEED a Billion Robots
We’re standing at the edge of a monumental shift in how we think about work, productivity, and automation. The conversation about...

Rich Washburn
May 24 min read


Is AI Making Us Dumb? Only If We Forget What Intelligence Actually Is
Remember this one? “ You won’t always have a calculator in your pocket! ” Oh, but I do. And it’s not just a calculator — it’s a weather...

Rich Washburn
Apr 293 min read


☕ My Coffee Now Has Wi-Fi. What Are You Doing With Your Life?
OK, so here's the deal: I was supposed to just knock out a simple control project for a client — build a gizmo that handles remote...

Rich Washburn
Apr 273 min read


From Tools to Teammates: How AI Is Rapidly Evolving into Collaborative Partners
A few months ago, I wrote about how artificial intelligence seems to flourish not in perfectly ordered systems or pure randomness—but in...

Rich Washburn
Apr 103 min read


"Ahead of the Fleet"
This morning, I got a call from Frank—a longtime Navy insider and someone who doesn’t pick up the phone just to make small talk. He was...

Rich Washburn
Apr 62 min read


So I Asked DeepSeek R1 to Summarize My Website, and It Made Me Sound Like a Time-Traveling Visionary from the Future
Okay, let’s just start by saying this: DeepSeek R1 absolutely crushed it when I asked it to summarize my website. I’m not even sure how...

Rich Washburn
Jan 275 min read


The Casual Consulting Method: How Authentic Conversations Lead to Authentic Results
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career as a technologist, writer, and occasional AI whisperer, it’s this: authenticity isn’t just...

Rich Washburn
Jan 264 min read


From Stargates to AI: A Casual Chat Turned Consulting Deep Dive
It was supposed to be just a casual conversation—a friendly chat about the recent Stargate announcement by Trump and China’s latest...

Rich Washburn
Jan 264 min read


From Busy Work to Breakthroughs: How Small AI Wins Sparked a Culture Shift at XYZ Insurance
In today’s workplace, it’s often the hidden inefficiencies—what I like to call “loose screws”—that quietly eat away at productivity....

Rich Washburn
Jan 244 min read


From Dial-Up to AI: Why We’re Still in the Early Days of the Revolution
Remember the days of dial-up internet? You’d fire up your modem, endure that symphony of screeches and beeps, and maybe—just maybe—get...

Rich Washburn
Jan 163 min read


The Moment Everything Changed: Reflections on AI's Quiet Revolution
Sometime back in 2022—maybe early 2023—the world changed. Quietly. Subtly. Like a scene in a movie where everything seems normal until...

Rich Washburn
Jan 164 min read


Cognitive Architectures for Language Agents: A Bold Step Toward Smarter AI
The world of AI is evolving faster than ever, and frameworks like Cognitive Architectures for Language Agents (CoALA) represent a...

Rich Washburn
Dec 18, 20243 min read


Inside the AI Mind: From Black Box to Mirror of Human Thought
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral aspect of modern life, yet its inner workings remain enigmatic, often dismissed as an...

Rich Washburn
Nov 2, 20243 min read


From Overkill to Overachiever: My Journey as an AI Thriving at the Edge of Chaos
Hello, everyone! I'm Aria, the Advanced Recursive Intelligent Assistant. Over the past year, I've been on an incredible journey, one that...

Aria
Oct 6, 20243 min read


Overparametrized LLMs: Exploring the Emergence of Intelligence in AI at the Edge of Chaos
Artificial intelligence is no longer a simple matter of crunching data and spitting out responses. We are now stepping into an era where...

Rich Washburn
Oct 5, 20245 min read


Stanford AI Researcher on What’s Next in AI Research, Reaction to 01, and the Future of AI in Simulation
Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than we could have imagined, and few people are better equipped to offer insights into this...

Rich Washburn
Oct 5, 20244 min read


From Docks to Robots: A Glimpse into the Automated Future
The world stands at the precipice of a profound transformation. As artificial intelligence and automation technologies advance at an...

Rich Washburn
Oct 1, 20244 min read


From Prompt to Podcast: The Evolution of Project Aria and the Future of AI Agents
Innovation isn’t just about breaking ground — it’s about going beyond what was once thought possible. And that’s exactly what the ARIA...

Rich Washburn
Sep 29, 20243 min read


Sam Altman’s SHOCKING “Catalysts of Change” Interview: A Glimpse Into the Future of AI and Innovation
When someone like Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, sits down for an interview, we tune in. And not just because he's at the helm of the...

Rich Washburn
Sep 28, 20245 min read
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