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DeepSeek R1: Has the AI World Been Scamming Us to Build Massive Financial Reserves?
For years, the AI industry has been synonymous with jaw-dropping funding rounds and mind-blowing expenditures. OpenAI spent hundreds of...

Rich Washburn
Jan 274 min read


Stargate Initiative: America’s $500 Billion Power Play to Lead in AI
There’s a rare kind of charge in the air—the kind you feel when history is taking shape right in front of you. Yesterday, President...

Rich Washburn
Jan 224 min read


OpenAI’s Super Agents and Level 4 AGI Innovators: Welcome to the Age of Recursive Progress
Strap in—2025 is shaping up to be the year artificial intelligence doesn’t just change the game but rewrites the rulebook. Rumors...

Rich Washburn
Jan 194 min read


The Reversible Chip Revolution: Promising, but Not Quite World-Changing (Yet)
Sometimes, the most intriguing ideas sneak up on you during casual conversations. Recently, while chatting with a fellow member of G7—a...

Rich Washburn
Jan 173 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


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


Are Specialized, Agentic AI Models the Next Big Thing?
In the race to develop ever-larger AI models, we may have overlooked something crucial: maybe it’s time to think smaller. The AI...

Rich Washburn
Nov 14, 20244 min read


‘GPT-5 Exhibits Diminishing Returns,’ Sam Altman Responds with a ‘lol’—The Reality of AI’s Scaling Challenge
The AI world got rocked (or perhaps tickled) yesterday with the reveal of a new leak from OpenAI. According to inside sources, OpenAI’s...

Rich Washburn
Nov 11, 20244 min read


Is Arkansas the New Center of the Lithium World?
When you think of lithium, your mind probably wanders to the vast salt flats of Chile or the mineral-rich landscapes of Australia. But...

Rich Washburn
Oct 23, 20244 min read


Google Invests in Nuclear Energy to Power AI Infrastructure: A Game Changer for Tech and Sustainability
In a world increasingly powered by artificial intelligence, Google’s latest move might seem unexpected, but it’s a bold leap into the...

Rich Washburn
Oct 20, 20244 min read


QCi: Pioneering Quantum Computing for Real-World Problem Solving
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has positioned itself as a trailblazer with a mission: to make quantum technology accessible, practical, and...

Rich Washburn
Oct 8, 20244 min read


The Optical Revolution: How Photonic Computing is Shaping the Future of AI and Data Centers
The world of computing is on the verge of a seismic shift, a transformation that could make today’s fastest processors look like...

Rich Washburn
Oct 4, 20245 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


Straight Lines on a Logarithmic Scale: All Signs Point to an Intelligence Explosion
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), we're not just inching toward a revolution—we're accelerating at breakneck speed. Some...

Rich Washburn
Sep 26, 20245 min read


Improving Model Inference Beyond GPUs: AI’s Next Frontier
When we think of AI, especially large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, most of us picture massive networks of GPUs powering the...

Rich Washburn
Sep 23, 20245 min read


HUGE AI Networking Breakthrough: POET Technologies and the Future of AI Data Centers
When it comes to striking gold in the stock market, the key is often spotting the right company at the right time. Tesla dominated...

Rich Washburn
Sep 22, 20245 min read


Mushroom Cloud Computing: Microsoft Reopening Three Mile Island for AI Power—Is This Really a Good Idea?
In a bold (and slightly eyebrow-raising) move, Constellation Energy and Microsoft have struck a 20-year deal to restart the Three Mile...

Rich Washburn
Sep 21, 20243 min read


AGI & ASI: The Next Five Years Will Change Everything
We’re standing at the edge of something Big—something that might as well be lifted straight from the plot of a sci-fi blockbuster, but...

Rich Washburn
Sep 15, 20244 min read


From Fusion to Forever: What to Expect in the Next 20 Years on Our Path to Singularity
Singularity—the word alone sounds like it’s plucked from a sci-fi novel where humans and machines merge into some sort of tech-fueled...

Rich Washburn
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Racing to Oblivion: Consequences of an AGI Cold War
Welcome to the dystopian future—where the biggest threat to humanity isn’t nuclear weapons, climate change, or even a rogue asteroid with...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20243 min read
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