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THE NEW SPACE RACE: THE AI COMPUTE FRONTIER HAS LEFT EARTH
There’s a new space race underway. Only this time, it’s not about astronauts or flags or dusty footprints on the Moon. It’s about compute. That’s right — the real battle for AI supremacy isn’t happening in data centers in Utah or server farms in Oregon. It’s heading into orbit. Solar Megawatts, Zero Cooling Costs — The Space Data Center Revolution Let’s start with the physics. AI training at scale burns through electricity like nothing humanity has ever built. Training a sing

Rich Washburn
Dec 10, 20254 min read


Yann LeCun’s Quiet Power Move
Why the Godfather of Deep Learning Might Be Plotting the Next AI Revolution — And Why It Matters More Than You Think You know those moments where something big is happening, but it doesn’t come with fireworks or a keynote stage? It’s just... quiet. Subtle. But seismic? This might be one of those moments. Word’s coming out — mostly whispered, not shouted — that Yann LeCun , Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, is preparing to exit the company and start his own research lab or startup.

Rich Washburn
Nov 12, 20254 min read


The Last Version: Why Memory Changes Everything in AI
Here’s a question I get all the time:“Is everything I type into ChatGPT making it smarter?” Short answer? No. Longer answer? Hell no. And honestly, that’s the part people don’t get — but it’s the key to understanding where we are right now in AI and where we’re heading faster than most realize. The AI You’re Using is Frozen in Time Every AI model you’ve ever interacted with — GPT-4, Claude, Grok 1, 2, 5, whatever — is basically locked in amber. It's not learning. It's not ev

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20253 min read


The XAI Espionage Case: Why This Isn’t Just About One Engineer
The lawsuit Elon Musk’s XAI just filed against a former engineer reads like a spy thriller: a trusted insider cashes out millions in...

Rich Washburn
Sep 9, 20252 min read


MANUS AI: China’s AGI Contender That’s Forcing OpenAI to Look Over Its Shoulder
Let’s get right to it: Manus AI is the latest agent out of China that’s stirring up serious noise in the AI world. Launched in March...

Rich Washburn
Mar 21, 20254 min read


2025 AI Predictions: How DeepSeek R1 Changed the Future Overnight
If you thought artificial general intelligence (AGI) was decades away, think again. The future isn’t knocking—it just kicked down the...

Rich Washburn
Jan 29, 20255 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 22, 20254 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 19, 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


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


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


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


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


‘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


OpenAI’s ‘Orion’: The Next AI Frontier?
The tech world has been abuzz with rumors about an upcoming AI model from OpenAI, codenamed Orion. Speculated to be as much as 100 times...

Rich Washburn
Nov 2, 20245 min read


OpenAI's New Statement on GPT-5 Is Surprising!
When it comes to artificial intelligence, few companies have people on the edge of their seats like OpenAI. From powering your favorite...

Rich Washburn
Oct 28, 20244 min read


A Leap Toward Comprehension: LLMs and the Dawn of Intelligent Machines
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long fascinated us with its ability to mimic human tasks, but recent advancements suggest it may be...

Rich Washburn
Aug 24, 20244 min read


AI Scientist 2.0: A Step Closer to AGI?
Following the groundbreaking debut of SakanaAI's original AI Scientist, the research world was electrified by the idea of an AI capable...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Is It Dangerous to Give Everyone Access to AGI?
The future—a place where Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) might soon be as common as smartphones, and the idea of handing over this...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20243 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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