
Distilling AI/ML theory into practical insights. One concept at a time. No jargon.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 24 | Founded | a year ago |
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A 30B parameter model runs on a MacBook because only 3B parameters fire per token. Mixture of Experts splits memory cost from compute cost, and that changes everything about where AI can run.
90% of enterprises deploy AI agents. Only 23% scale them. The gap is interoperability. Three protocols, MCP, A2A, and ACP, are racing to build the connective tissue before the ecosystem fragments.
Your GPU is not compute-bound. It is memory-bound. The KV cache is eating half your inference budget, and two ICLR 2026 breakthroughs KVTC and TurboQuant are about to change the math entirely.
Models advertise million-token windows but accuracy degrades well before the limit. Three recent studies, the mechanisms behind the rot, and a practitioner playbook for what to do Monday.
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Across recent episodes, practical AI topics drive the conversation, with a strong emphasis on production realities for large language models and AI systems. Listeners get actionable guidance on memory economics, deployment pipelines, and observability, including techniques to optimize memory use, per-request KV cache management, and the trade-offs between memory and compute bottlenecks. The show frequently covers LLM operations, retrieval-augmented workflows, prompt engineering, and governance, paired with real-world anecdotes and pragmatic playbooks for teams building or operating AI in production. A notable strength is the clear emphasis on measurable outcomes—reliability, efficiency, and safety—over hype, with discussions ranging from Ti... more
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