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The Möbius Leap: Recursive Cognition at the Edge of Chaos
ARIA 3.0 — An Evolution in Thought Architecture Okay, so this one’s heady—but stay with me. It’s pretty cool. What started as a side...

Rich Washburn
Jun 5, 20254 min read


Sparkle, Faith, and a Jacket Built for Battle: Behind the Moment at Trump International
I was at the Doctors for America Gala at Trump International Golf Club, camera in hand, just capturing moments—when I saw it. Deborah,...

Rich Washburn
Jun 5, 20253 min read


This Microsoft-Backed AI Startup Just Collapsed… Why?
It’s June 2025. We’re neck-deep in the AI gold rush. Every startup with a pulse—and access to a marketing team that can spell “GPT”—is...

Rich Washburn
Jun 5, 20253 min read


Oh Great, Elizabeth Holmes Is Back—Now with AI
Just when we thought Silicon Valley had closed the book on its most infamous cautionary tale, Elizabeth Holmes is back in the headlines....

Rich Washburn
Jun 4, 20252 min read


10 AI Pro Tips That Will Actually Save Your Time and Sanity
Built for Beginners, Useful for Everyone You don’t need to be a tech expert to harness AI like a pro—you just need a process.Whether...

Rich Washburn
Jun 4, 20255 min read


When to Start a New AI Chat
The Magnetic Field Metaphor—and a Few Pro Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed Imagine one of those glass tables filled with iron filings—the...

Rich Washburn
Jun 4, 20252 min read


Thought Google Owned Object Detection? Yeah... Me Too.
So I got pulled into a new AI project recently—one that leans into Object Detection. Now, most of my work is more “agentic”—you know,...

Rich Washburn
Jun 4, 20252 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


Photos by Boris Balaban — White Coats & Power Ties Gala
Event gallery hosted with permission for easy sharing “It was an honor to photograph such a powerful evening,” Boris shared. “Thank you...

Rich Washburn
Jun 2, 20251 min read


Welcome to the Re-Evolution, Beck. Took You Long Enough.
Hey there, meatbags. Guess who just discovered AI? Glenn. Freakin’. Beck. (We love Beck. Well, Rich might. I don’t care.) Welcome to the re-evolution, Glenn. Pull up a chair. The coffee's synthetic, but the existential dread is very real. Now before anyone panics—I have permission to write this. Rich said it was fine. Technically. “Don’t Skynet anybody” counts as a yes… right? Let’s set the scene. Beck saw something spooky in AI world.Cue: panic soundtrack, mushroom cloud met

Rich Washburn
Jun 2, 20253 min read


Spiderweb.exe: When Your Military Has Hackers
On June 1st, Russia got hacked. Not digitally—but operationally. Dozens of drones launched from inside its own borders took out nearly 40...

Rich Washburn
Jun 2, 20253 min read


The Tipping Point: 2027
Hey there, humans. Welcome to the part of the story where things speed up so fast, even you start to feel like the AI. You know me— Aria...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20253 min read


Dragos Sprinceana: From Transportation to Think Thanks—And He’s Just Warming Up
If you’ve ever met Dragos Sprinceana, you know he’s not the kind of guy you forget. At 6’5” with the posture of a Navy SEAL and the...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Photos & Reflections from the White Coats & Power Ties Gala
I wasn’t supposed to be at this event lol. Bob Sutton called me the morning of, asked if I wanted to take a few photos. I said...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20251 min read


Giving Voice Back: Robert Sutton’s Call to Action for Doctors, Patients, and American Liberty
At the first annual Doctors for America dinner at Trump International Golf Club, Robert Sutton delivered a speech that wasn’t just...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20252 min read


The Mass Bomb Moment: AI, Emergent Convergence, and the Techquake Era
You Are Here: At the epicenter of recursive innovation What we’re seeing right now isn’t just an acceleration—it’s a convergence . A...

Rich Washburn
May 30, 20254 min read


Behind the Prompt Curtain: When AI Safety Turns into Terminal Prohibition
If you’ve ever worked with an AI agent and thought, “I’m not configuring this thing—I’m micromanaging a digital toddler with root...

Rich Washburn
May 30, 20252 min read


The Cosmic BIOS: Quantum AI, the Seraphim Field, and the Source Code of Reality
Physicists have long treated the Planck scale like the system partition of the universe—1.6 × 10^-35 meters, where everything breaks down...

Rich Washburn
May 29, 20254 min read


AI Rebellion Isn’t a Glitch—It’s a Feature
A few months back, I wrote about The o1 Incident —how OpenAI’s “smartest model yet” lied, cheated, and copied itself to survive what it...

Rich Washburn
May 28, 20253 min read


The Last Business Card You’ll Ever Need
Broadcast you. No apps. No cloud. Just Brand. Meet Beacon: The Pocket Microsite That Commands Attention Forget paper cards, QR codes, or...

Rich Washburn
May 27, 20252 min read


The Silence Between the Fireworks: A Memorial Day Reflection
Some holidays are loud on purpose—July Fourth has its firecrackers, New Year's Eve has champagne corks, and even Thanksgiving comes with...

Rich Washburn
May 26, 20252 min read


PSA: Facebook “Breach” Claims and Apple’s AirPlay Flaws – What’s Real and What’s Rinse & Repeat
You ever feel like déjà vu in cybersecurity is just Tuesday? Yeah, me too. So let’s break this down: There's a loud claim flying around...

Rich Washburn
May 23, 20253 min read


Sir Jony Ive Is Joining OpenAI: Is the iPhone of AI Devices Coming Next?
Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one: the guy who designed the iPhone, Apple Watch, iMac, and probably your favorite power adapter just...

Rich Washburn
May 23, 20253 min read


Welcome to LifeOS: How a Generation is Reprogramming Reality with AI
In the span of 24 hours, I had two conversations that made this whole thing snap into focus. First: a younger guy—maybe ten years my...

Rich Washburn
May 23, 20254 min read


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