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The Chip Beneath the Hype: What 8 Years of AI Hardware Reveals

Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center have quietly tracked every major AI accelerator on the market since 2018 through their Lincoln AI Computing Survey, or LAICS. According to a recent report from MIT Technology, now six papers in, that survey continues to map how peak performance and power have evolved. It's not a flashy headline, but for anyone paying attention, it might be the most important reality check in AI right now. Here is my take, and I will be clear…
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Fake Blood Is the Military's Holy Grail for a Reason

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