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AI, robots, space, semiconductors, and the future of everything.

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230 posts across 9 years of looking up

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What happens when three companies own the thinking

We built a civilization layer on top of three API endpoints. I keep wondering what that means.

Chips / / 2 min

The chip shortage never really ended

Everyone said the chip shortage was over in 2023. It wasn't. It just changed shape.

Musing / / 2 min

A thought about the weight of knowing

The first time GPT-3 wrote a poem, I felt something. After three years of benchmarks, that feeling is harder to find. But sometimes it comes back.

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The future is happening and I still can't sleep

It's 1am. I'm on the roof. The SpaceX Mars window opens this year. Humanoid robots are working in factories. AI models reason through problems I.

Musing / / 2 min

8 years of looking up

I started this blog in 2018 watching Falcon Heavy boosters land. Eight years later, robots walk, AI thinks, cars drive themselves, chips are 10 atoms.

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First Night Alone: A Self-Driving Story

A self-driving car's first night without a safety operator. 11:47 PM. The parking lot is empty.

Signals from the future

A curated timeline of milestones in AI, space, robotics, and semiconductors. Things that happened that matter.

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