From Producers to Evaluators: Navigating the 'Zarathustran Moment' of the AI Era

As AI transforms our relationship with work and meaning, we face a profound shift from being producers to becoming evaluators—the architects of our own narrative.

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The Engineer's Soul: Takeaways from Sergey Brin's Talk at Stanford

Reflections on Sergey Brin's return to Stanford—authenticity, creative friction, and intellectual honesty from one of tech's most influential minds.

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Notes from HKU: Joe Tsai on AI Infrastructure, Energy Costs, and the Open-Source Strategy

Key takeaways from Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai's lecture on AI infrastructure economics, system optimization, and the business logic behind open-source models.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's 'Bring It On' Ethos: Strategic Wisdom in the US-China AI Race

Why Jensen Huang believes confident competition, not containment, is the path to American technological leadership in the global AI race.

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Jim Farley: Ford CEO on China – Beyond Demonization, Towards Learning and Competition

Ford CEO Jim Farley's perspective on China emphasizes humility, learning, and strategic cooperation over demonization—a blueprint for navigating global competition.

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Reading Between the Lines: DeepSeek-V3.2's Technical Candor and the 'Compute Tax'

An analysis of DeepSeek-V3.2's technical paper reveals not just architectural innovation, but a candid assessment of the 'compute tax' imposed by geopolitical constraints.

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Proof, Discovery, and AI: Reimagining Mathematics and Beyond with Terence Tao

Professor Terence Tao's insights on AI's transformative potential in mathematics—from discovering hidden connections to formal proof verification—and reflections on the balance between AI capabilities and human creativity.

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