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The AI Boom Heard ’Round the World
I keep coming back to this: my whole life, I’ve heard people throw around the term “paradigm shift.” The internet was a paradigm shift....

Rich Washburn
Sep 5, 20254 min read


An Open Letter on America’s AI Moment
This week, something historic happened. Rivals sat shoulder to shoulder. Billions were pledged. Apple at $600B. Microsoft at $80B in data...

Rich Washburn
Sep 5, 20253 min read


Cognitive Sovereignty & Rebooting the Republic
Why America’s 250th Isn’t About Fireworks—It’s About a Firestorm of Thought You want to talk fireworks? Cool—I love blowing stuff up as...

Rich Washburn
Jun 3, 20254 min read
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