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Stop Outsourcing Your AI: Why It’s Time to Bring It In-House
Historically, if you needed a specific tool or service for your business, you’d probably turn to a SaaS provider, hire a consultant, or...

Rich Washburn
Jan 14, 20253 min read


How Scott Gerrard Had a "Holy Shit" AI Moment (and Why It’s Just Another Tuesday for Me)
Yesterday, Scott Gerrard and I jumped on a call, and what unfolded was a masterclass in how AI can supercharge creativity and...

Rich Washburn
Jan 13, 20254 min read


2025: The Year of the AI Agent—How “Digital Labor” Is Reshaping Work and Society
For decades, business leaders and science-fiction enthusiasts alike have envisioned a future in which intelligent machines work...

Rich Washburn
Jan 9, 20256 min read


Reimagining Education: How AI Can Accelerate Learning and Prepare Students for the Future
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that education as we know it is due for a major overhaul. The traditional...

Rich Washburn
Jan 7, 20254 min read


Sam Altman’s STUNNING Statement: “We’re Working on Superintelligence”
When Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, takes to Twitter with cryptic six-word phrases like “Near the singularity, unclear which side,” the tech...

Rich Washburn
Jan 6, 20254 min read


Ai Use Case: How Barrel Sage Makes AI Relevant to Everyone
AI often gets pegged as some Silicon Valley buzzword—reserved for tech billionaires or geeky research projects. But let me show you a...

Rich Washburn
Dec 31, 20243 min read


“Software Is Dead”: Microsoft CEO Drops Bombshell—Wait, What?!
It’s not every day that the CEO of one of the world’s largest software companies declares, well, software is dead. But that’s exactly...

Rich Washburn
Dec 30, 20244 min read


Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over H1-B Visa Comments: The Real Issue Behind the Rant
Elon Musk is no stranger to controversy, but his recent comments on the U.S. talent gap and H1-B visas have set off a firestorm of...

Rich Washburn
Dec 26, 20244 min read


Ilya Sutskever Breaks Silence: A Vision of AI's Future and Safe Superintelligence
In December 2024, Ilya Sutskever , OpenAI’s former Chief Scientist and one of the most influential minds in artificial intelligence, made...

Rich Washburn
Dec 19, 20244 min read


From Steel Mills to Superposition: Chicago Bets Big on Quantum Computing
For over three decades, the 600-acre South Works site on Chicago’s Southeast Side has stood as a stark monument to industrial decline—a...

Rich Washburn
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Did OpenAI Just Declare They've Achieved AGI?
If you spent any time lurking around X (formerly known as Twitter) or sipping coffee with your favorite AI researchers last week, you...

Rich Washburn
Dec 8, 20244 min read


The Rise of the AI-Equipped Founder: How AI and Skilled Workers Are Changing the Game
The job market is evolving at warp speed, and it’s not just about remote work or hybrid schedules anymore. We’re entering a new era where...

Rich Washburn
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Top 7 AI Certifications That Pay Incredibly Well Right Now
If you’ve been scanning the job boards wondering when your dream job with a hefty paycheck will show up, the answer might be staring you...

Rich Washburn
Nov 24, 20244 min read


Trump and the Dawn of American-Led AGI: The New Manhattan Project
The race to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is on, and it’s no longer just a Silicon Valley obsession. With the establishment of...

Rich Washburn
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Open-Source Q-Star: DeepSeek R1 – The Dawn of Transparent AI Thinking
In the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence, breakthroughs come thick and fast, but every so often, something truly...

Rich Washburn
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Q-STAR 2.0: Self-Evolving AI Models Are Breaking the Mold
If you’ve been following AI’s rapid ascent, you’ve probably heard whispers about the so-called “LLM stagnation thesis” —the idea that...

Rich Washburn
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Microsoft and OpenAI Just Revealed the FUTURE of AI: A Glimpse into 2025
In a world where AI already feels omnipresent, Microsoft and OpenAI just took the stage at Microsoft Ignite 2024 to remind us: the best...

Rich Washburn
Nov 20, 20244 min read


Did OpenAI Just Crack AGI?
Is AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) finally within our grasp? That’s the billion-dollar question in the AI space right now, and...

Rich Washburn
Nov 16, 20244 min read


NEO’s Automated AI Researcher: The Beginning of a Revolution in Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence has been evolving at breakneck speed, but Neo—an autonomous AI researcher tailored for machine learning...

Rich Washburn
Nov 16, 20244 min read


ChatGPT Operator and OpenAI’s “Agentic AI”: The Future of Work is Here
AI is stepping out of the chat bubble and into your apps—and the possibilities are mind-blowing. OpenAI’s latest feature for ChatGPT,...

Rich Washburn
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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