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Crazy People, Quantum Nonsense, and Why I’m the Dumbest Guy in the Room on Purpose
You ever notice how every era has its buzzword bullshit? Like, back in the day, every computer was bragging about its clock speed. “1.4 gigahertz!” “2.0 gigahertz!” It was the language of power. Nobody actually knew what it meant, but it had a number, and bigger numbers meant better computers, right? Same with RAM. Same with hard drives. Same with every tech label we could slap on a box. “Intel Inside” was practically gospel — and it didn’t matter if anyone understood it. Mar

Rich Washburn
Nov 234 min read


The Mirror of Us: Welcome to the Era of Intent
There’s a strange kind of silence that comes right before a revolution—not the loud kind filled with slogans and sirens, but the quiet...

Rich Washburn
Oct 64 min read


Why AI Needs a Jobsian Visionary
Civilizations don’t progress in straight lines. They don’t crawl forward on quarterly earnings or incremental feature releases. They...

Rich Washburn
Aug 195 min read


The Dynamics of AI Adoption: Leveraging AI for Competitive Advantage
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries and societies, presenting both opportunities and challenges....

Rich Washburn
Jul 23, 20242 min read


The New Technological Era: Fusion, AI, and Robotics
As we stand at the threshold of the 21st century, the pace of technological advancement continues to accelerate, rapidly reshaping our...

Rich Washburn
May 26, 20242 min read


Grok Goes Open Source! 🚀
In a monumental move for the AI community, Elon Musk and xAI have released Grok, an AI model with a staggering 314 billion parameters,...

Rich Washburn
Mar 18, 20241 min read


The Art and Science of Prompt Engineering from a Microsoft ML Researcher
Besmira Nushion takes us on a journey through the essence of prompt engineering, guided by insights from a conversation that bridges the...

Rich Washburn
Feb 15, 20242 min read


Crafting Consciousness: Inside Sanctuary AI's Mission to Build Robots That Understand Us
In a world where technological advancements are rapidly transforming the landscape of labor, artificial intelligence, and robotics,...

Rich Washburn
Feb 12, 20242 min read


Tiny yet Mighty: Meet the New r86s Pro Mini PC
The homelab scene is evolving rapidly, and the new Goen r86s Pro mini PC represents an exciting step forward. With its eight-core Intel...

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20232 min read


ChatGPT Accelerates Chip Design
Exciting new research shows that large language models like ChatGPT can be trained to design computer chips faster than humans. This has...

Rich Washburn
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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