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What We Do Not Know

What We Do Not Know

Every system begins with partial understanding Every system begins with partial understanding because it is built from the limits of what we currently see. At the beginning it feels like we understand the system because it behaves the way we expect it to behave. The data is structured, the architecture

How to Build AI Systems That Produce Real Outcomes

How to Build AI Systems That Produce Real Outcomes

The goal of any system is to produce outcomes. Not outputs, but outcomes. Something changes because the system exists. Someone makes a better decision, something becomes safer, more reliable, or easier to operate. If that doesn’t happen, the system isn’t working, regardless of how sophisticated the model is

Domain Expertise and System Design

Domain Expertise and System Design

AI systems do not exist independently. They reflect the expertise, constraints, and decisions of the people who design and operate them. Trust comes from continuity between domain knowledge and system behavior.

5 Bizarre Truths About Modern Logistics That AI is Forcing Us to Confront

5 Bizarre Truths About Modern Logistics That AI is Forcing Us to Confront

Introduction: The Deceptive Simplicity of A-to-B Here is a simple problem: move a thing from Point A to Point B. That’s it. That’s logistics. A child with a toy car solves it a hundred times a day. Humanity has been solving it since we first decided one rock

Cacao Seed to Halloween Treat

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Cacao Seed to Halloween Treat

The journey of your Halloween candy is a global story. It begins with 4.5 million tons of cocoa beans, 70% of which are farmed in West Africa. This post breaks down how those beans are roasted, ground, and conched into the $4 billion worth of M&M's, Reese's, and Snickers that define the holiday.

AI-Ready Earth Observation: The New Engine for Agricultural Intelligence

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AI-Ready Earth Observation: The New Engine for Agricultural Intelligence

A new class of data is revolutionizing agricultural productivity, sustainability, and resilience. Building on decades of evolution, from the 1990s birth of precision agriculture with GPS and yield monitors, through the 2000s rise of cloud connectivity and early EO constellations, we've reached a pivotal era where surging Earth

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 3: The Transformer Anatomy (model.py)

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 3: The Transformer Anatomy (model.py)

The GPT-2 model definition shows the transformer in its pure, uncluttered form. This article breaks down the block structure, residual pattern, MLP expansion, and weight tying.

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 2: Sampling and Generation (sample.py)

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 2: Sampling and Generation (sample.py)

Sampling in GPT-2 is almost minimalistic. Here we look directly at top-k, temperature, and the single-token autoregressive loop that drove early generation behavior.

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 1: The Tokenizer (encoder.py)

GPT-2 Source Code Notes, Part 1: The Tokenizer (encoder.py)

GPT-2’s tokenizer is surprisingly readable. This article walks through how the reversible bytes to unicode mapping and BPE merge list actually work in practice.

Inside AgTech Alchemy: A New Way to Gather, Share, and Grow in Agricultural Innovation

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Inside AgTech Alchemy: A New Way to Gather, Share, and Grow in Agricultural Innovation

Episode Summary On this episode of Spilled Salt, host Moren Bellator talks with the three founders of Agtech Alchemy — Walt Duflock(Western Growers), Sachi Desai (Bayer Crop Science), and Rishi Pethe (Metal Dog Labs). Agtech Alchemy is a community-based movement bringing founders, operators, investors, and practitioners together in-person — to break

Agtech Alchemy With Walt Duflock, Sachi Desai and Rhishi Pethe

Agtech Alchemy With Walt Duflock, Sachi Desai and Rhishi Pethe

Download the Agtech Alchemy Quarterly: https://agtechalchemy.substack.com/p/... GenAI Whitepaper (Rishi Pethe): https://www.rhishipethe.com/genai-in-ag Episode Summary Future of Agriculture hosts the founding team behind Agtech Alchemy—Walt Duflock (Western Growers), Sachi Desai(Bayer Crop Science), and Rishi Pethe (Software is Feeding the World)—to discuss