Staying With the Hard Part
In a research-heavy environment facing uncertain times, new ideas that challenge the norm require quiet persistence.
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Gradients and Roses
The Little Prince taught me that what's essential is invisible to the eye. Years later, I realized gradient descent works the same way.
An Autopsy of Agent Orchestration
After building dozens of agent systems, I've distilled orchestration down to 8 fundamental primitives that keep appearing.
Reflections after a year of vibe coding
A year of coding with AI assistants changed how I think about programming, creativity, and the craft of building software.
Last 10 Years of ML Workloads & Platforms
Every era of ML has the same fundamental promise: take messy reality, transform it into signals, learn from those signals, and ship decisions into products.
Building in the AI Age: A Framework for Meaning and Evolution
When machines can build, what does it mean to be a builder? A framework for finding meaning in the age of AI.