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OpenAI’s “Strawberry” Model Is Coming THIS MONTH—Should We Be Excited or Worried?
The Strawberry model, is about to drop, and it’s got the tech world buzzing like bees around a flower patch. According to recent leaks...

Rich Washburn
Sep 12, 20244 min read


Elon Musk Unveils COLOSSUS Supercomputer, $10K Optimus Robot, and a Vision of the 80/20 AI Future
Elon Musk is back at it again. You know, solving Earth’s problems one colossal idea at a time. Fresh off his appearance on the All-In...

Rich Washburn
Sep 12, 20244 min read


The GPU Wars: Can Anyone Topple NVIDIA’s CUDA Empire?
If you've been paying attention to the AI world, you know it's practically running on NVIDIA’s GPUs—both training and inference tasks...

Rich Washburn
Sep 12, 20244 min read


Rob’s 47th: Top Gun? Not at the Bowling Range!
Rob’s 47th at Top Golf—some sort of bowling/billiards hybrid. Rob, the tactical mind behind The Ronin Training , swapped his usual iron...

Rich Washburn
Sep 8, 20241 min read


Build Without Boundaries: Tools That Make Creating Effortless in 2024
Imagine having a groundbreaking idea, but no technical skills to make it a reality. In the past, this gap between creativity and...

Rich Washburn
Sep 7, 20244 min read


Ahead of the Curve: 10 AI Skills You Need NOW
Let’s face it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept, it’s here, right now, revolutionizing industries and...

Rich Washburn
Sep 4, 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


The Impending AI Model Collapse Problem: Is AI Eating Itself?
AI is constantly chasing the next breakthrough—a model that's smarter, faster, and can tell us whether we’re about to lose at chess...

Rich Washburn
Sep 4, 20244 min read


How Apple's Partner Just Fixed ChatGPT's Most Annoying Flaw
Picture this: You're deep into a debate with your friends, and someone pulls out ChatGPT, the AI oracle of all things trivia....

Rich Washburn
Sep 3, 20243 min read


"No Chance to Save People from These Things": The Eric Schmidt Stanford Interview That Google Wishes Never Happened
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, recently found himself in hot water after a video recording of an interview at Stanford went viral....

Rich Washburn
Sep 3, 20243 min read


Day 2: Taking the DIY BLE Macro Keyboard to the Next Level
Yesterday, I shared how a rainy day compelled me to create a custom macro keyboard using an ESP32-C3 microcontroller and a handful of...

Rich Washburn
Sep 2, 20243 min read


Idle Hands Will Build Buttons: How a Rainy Florida Sunday Became a $5 Custom Macro Keyboard
Ah, Labor Day weekend—nope, scratch that. More like a rainy Sunday with boredom in the house, and in the house with boredom. You know the...

Rich Washburn
Sep 1, 20242 min read


The Chip Wars: Huawei’s Ascend 910C and Ampere’s Rise in AI Computing
The world of AI chip development is a rapidly evolving battlefield, with key players vying for dominance in a market that could shape the...

Rich Washburn
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Adapting to Google’s Aug. 24 Core Update: What Businesses Need to Know
Google’s recent updates have introduced new challenges and opportunities, especially for small business owners and bloggers. The August...

Rich Washburn
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Strawberry, Orion, and the AI Evolution: How OpenAI’s Models Are Training Each Other
OpenAI’s latest projects are not just turning heads—they’re redefining how AI models learn and grow. The buzz around codenames like...

Rich Washburn
Aug 27, 20243 min read


English: The New Programming Language?
Imagine a world where the barrier to creating software isn't the need to learn complex coding languages but simply the ability to...

Rich Washburn
Aug 25, 20243 min read


The End of Coding? Amazon's CEO Drops a Bombshell on the Future of Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence is steadily infiltrating every corner of the tech industry, the recent leak of a conversation involving Amazon...

Rich Washburn
Aug 25, 20243 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


Big Tech Doesn't Want You Anymore: The Harsh Reality Behind the Layoffs
Remember when landing a job at a big tech company was the equivalent of finding a golden ticket in your chocolate bar? The office perks...

Rich Washburn
Aug 23, 20243 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


The Nimble Advantage: How Small Businesses Can Outmaneuver Giants with AI
It’s often assumed that bigger is better. The biggest budgets, the most resources, and the largest teams usually win the day. But when it...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20243 min read


The Power of Prompting: A Technical Dive into AI Prompt Engineering
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, one concept stands out as a cornerstone of effective AI utilization: prompt...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20244 min read


The AI Surge of 2024: Insights and Reflections from the Trenches
If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground in the tech world, you know AI has been on a tear. But even I was a bit floored by...

Rich Washburn
Aug 22, 20242 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


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