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Rich Washburn
Nov 1, 20230 min read
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Breaking the Unbreakable: The Epic Recovery of $220 Million in Bitcoin
The saga began with an enigmatic text message from Tom Smith, a hacker at Unciphered, reading "query voltage recurrence." These words...

Rich Washburn
Oct 30, 20233 min read
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AudioPen AI: Your Shortcut to Clear Communication
I've got an exciting tool to share with you today: AudioPen AI. This isn't just any voice-to-text software; it's an AI revolution in...

Rich Washburn
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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GPT Prompt Strategy: Brainstorm, Search, Hypothesize, and Refine
Recently there has been increased interest in using large language models like GPT-3 for open-ended information retrieval. However,...

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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Open Source Ai UNLEASHED
The open source AI community has seen some exciting new developments this week. From major companies open sourcing large models to new...

Rich Washburn
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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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
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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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Tapping the Mind of LLMs: Latent Space Activation
Recent research has uncovered some interesting techniques for prompting large language models (LLMs) like GPT-3 to produce higher quality...

Rich Washburn
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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AI is Transforming Wealth Management
Both robo-advisors and traditional wealth management firms are turning to AI to enhance their capabilities. While AI is still in the...

Rich Washburn
Oct 23, 20232 min read
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State of AI 2023: Insights from the Annual Report and Recent Breakthroughs
The annually anticipated State of AI report has once again rolled out, shedding light on the recent advancements in the domain of...

Rich Washburn
Oct 22, 20232 min read
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Digital Reconnaissance: Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Enhanced Security
When it comes to the cyber world, information is power. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is all about obtaining this information from...

Rich Washburn
Oct 22, 20232 min read
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Is Israel's IRON BEAM laser already in combat?
Over the past week, there has been a surge in videos circulating online, claiming to show Israel's Iron Beam laser in action. These...

Rich Washburn
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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GPT-5: Is The World Ready for What’s Coming Next?
In a jaw-dropping revelation, OpenAI's CEO has ushered us into what seems like a new era. If you thought we had reached the peak of AI...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Prompt Engineering: Unlocking ChatGPT's Potential
ChatGPT's conversation abilities have captivated the world, but its real power lies in prompt engineering - the art of carefully crafting...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Azure Virtual Networks, NSG Creation
Microsoft Azure offers robust networking capabilities to build secure and scalable cloud solutions. Virtual networks (VNETs) provide the...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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AutoGen Meets Multi-Agent Interaction: A Glimpse into the Future of Collaborative AI
With the rise of artificial intelligence, we've encountered countless technological advancements that have changed the way we interact...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Visionary Leap: New Image Capabilities of ChatGPT-4 Unveiled
The future of conversational AI, once purely text-based, is evolving. As illustrated in a recent update to OpenAI's ChatGPT, the...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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The Evolution of Microsoft Office: From 2.0 to 365
In the fast-paced world of technology, it's easy to forget how far we've come in just a few decades. As we live and work in an era of...

Rich Washburn
Oct 16, 20233 min read
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LLM-OS: Will LLMs Become Operating Systems?
A new research paper proposes an intriguing idea - treating large language models (LLMs) like computer operating systems. This allows...

Rich Washburn
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Rich Washburn
Oct 15, 20230 min read
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Oktoberfest 2023 at Josef & Joseph
I want to raise my lens and obviously beer to offer a hearty "Prost!" to Josef and FACT for bringing this Bavarian bash to life again. ...

Rich Washburn
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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Advanced Prompting: My Growing Staff for the Modern Era
In my constant bid to bridge the gap between complex tasks and efficiency, I've developed a dynamic AI Staff lineup. This is a spin-off...

Rich Washburn
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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The Emergence of Large Multimodal Models
With the arrival of AI agents capable of not only understanding human language but also processing images and performing human-computer...

Rich Washburn
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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The AI Renaissance: This Week's Most Groundbreaking Advances
This week, the world of AI delivered developments that can only be described as seismic. Innovations that we once relegated to the realm...

Rich Washburn
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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