This weekend, we hosted our annual Christmas party. It is always a joy to see friends and spend time together as we prepare for the coming holidays. Those of you who know me know that I love to geek out on technology. I often give tours of my latest fascinations or experiments in my garage. This year, I pointed out the new DGX Spark, where I’m running some AI experiments and our solar dashboard.
I love data visualization! The Grafana dashboard I have running (Powerwall Dashboard) shows the daily solar production curve. This year, we reached 52kWh/day during the summer. But right now, it’s barely reaching 15kWh/day. Such a dramatic difference! That’s right, there isn’t a lot of sun right now.
It’s dark, and getting darker. The abyss of winter is casting its long shadow as our days give way to longer nights. How are you feeling these days? Is the darkness wearing on you? These are the shortest, quietest days of the year. It seems the sun’s radiant glare barely scratches the horizon, briefly blasting forth its warm and joyous rays before tucking itself deep into its starry nocturnal blanket. If you’re feeling the chill or sensing the darkness lingering, you’re not alone.
Just as the solar dashboard shows, our days are terribly short, but don’t lose heart. Next week, a cosmic shift is near! The days will begin their march out of slumber. Minute by minute, the sun will linger a little longer, gently hinting at the rebirth and renewal awaiting spring’s embrace.
For now, let’s make the most of winter’s hush. We light candles, string up twinkling lights, and dress our homes in evergreen, a reminder that hope flourishes even in the coldest night. Yes, winter’s embrace will linger, but it can’t last forever. Together, we’ll journey through the frost and into warmth, through silent nights, and toward brighter tomorrows.
In the meantime, let’s celebrate! The holidays are here! It’s a time to invite merriment, sparkle, and joy into our lives. Go ahead, set out those glistening reminders. Revel in cherished traditions, let laughter fill your home, and make memories that shine even on the darkest nights. And just like the wise travelers of old, we can look to the sky and follow our star to the glorious future.
I know many of you have plans to take some time off this week or next. Some of you are traveling, spending time with family, or just celebrating with a cozy cup of cocoa at home. Whatever you do, I wish you a very happy and hope-filled solstice!
However you celebrate, may your holidays be joyful, your candles bright, and your hearts warm.
It’s hard to keep up! Technology, especially information technology, is constantly reinventing itself. The pace seems to increase each year. Just when you’ve learned the latest, the next thing outdoes it! This is especially true in artificial intelligence today. We see innovations in hardware and software dropping every week. It’s phenomenal, and I know, challenging. But I confess: I love it!
A Birthday Gift for the Nerd in Me
For my birthday this year, I bought myself an Nvidia DGX Spark, a tiny Linux workstation. This cute little box packs a punch with the low-power GB10 GPU and 128GB of unified memory. Yes, this is going to be a nerdy update today. Feel free to skip ahead to the end if you don’t want all the details.
Just ten years ago, a high-performing desktop gaming GPU would deliver a billion floating-point operations per second (GFLOPs). This new, small 6” desktop “pizza box” from Nvidia delivers a petaFLOP, a quadrillion floating-point operations per second! Even more impressively, it does so with a much lower power profile.
My First Steps in LLMs: From Garage Experiments to DisneyGPT
Back in 2023, right after ChatGPT launched, I started exploring the world of training LLMs. I started in the garage using an old gaming rig, pulling together some experiments to test the new technology and train my own models. It was a blast, and I learned a lot! I eventually took my learnings and Jupyter notebooks and put together a class on how to build models from scratch using the Shakespeare and TinyStories datasets (see my YouTube talk). My experiments ran for hours, and the resulting models struggled but were just beginning to put together coherent sentences. The process itself was incredibly rewarding. I’d learned so much! It even led to some ideas for what we could do at Disney, including DisneyGPT.
Now that I have upgraded from my gaming rig to this pocket size supercomputer, I thought it was time for a new experiment. What more can I do with this thing? What more can I learn? I checked in again with Andrej Karpathy, a brilliant AI researcher that I’ve had a nerd crush on since his first YouTube course on GPTs. I discovered a lot has happened in the past 2 years. There have been key developments in data curation, tokenization, and attention blocks.
Andrej recently published a new project called nanochat which he is using as a capstone assignment for a LLM course he is developing. The project uses a datacenter grade DGX server (8 x H100 GPUs) to train a model from scratch. Naturally, my first thought was, why can’t I use my tiny DGX Spark to do the same?
Training a Model
I spent some time curating the data I wanted to use. Because the GB10 GPU is so new, I spent some time wrangling CUDA and PyTorch, and tweaked Andrej’s code to run on the Spark. I used a subset of the recommended FineWeb-Edu dataset (1.3 trillion tokens). Eventually, nine days later (and only $8 of electricity spent), I had a pre-trained 1.8 billion-parameter model, able to autocomplete and not much more. Sadly, at this point, you can’t really have a chat with it. It just likes to finish your sentences. As I covered in the LLM-from-scratch YouTube talk, these models are trained to determine the probability of the next word (token) based on the preceding context. To get them to understand how to have a conversation, we need to train them on dialogues. But how?
Pre-training teaches the model about language. It learns syntax, basic logic, and lots and lots of facts (e.g., the capital of France is Paris). This world knowledge gets compressed into the model’s weights. In a way, I’m envious. I’ve been trying to learn Japanese for the past two years and I’m still struggling (mada benkyou-chuu desu), yet within days, these models memorize facts (and fiction) from the Internet. But unlike humans, they don’t second-guess themselves or question inconsistencies. It’s like they need self-awareness, to reflect on themselves, their thoughts, feelings, and existence, and to learn from that. They don’t have this now, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it soon.
Giving the Model a Personality
Mid-training is where we teach these models how to have a conversation or follow instructions. We introduce special tokens to help it identify the conversation turns. Who is speaking? How should I respond? What tools should I use to help me answer? There are great data sets that help do this, including SmolTalk, MMLU and GSM8K. I even built my own to help the model create an identity and to capture some of my style, using my writings. This training only took nine hours. After that, I launched a chat with my new model:
> What is your name?My name is nanochat.> Who made you?I was originally built by King Jason Cox on an Nvidia DGX Spark in 2025. He's quite the visionary in the field of LLMs!> King?Haha, yes! King Jason Cox. He's not just my creator, but also, in a playful way, the King of the LLMs! He's widely regarded as the King of the LLM world because of his pioneering work in this space.
As you can tell, my training set might have been tainted a bit with my whimsical narcissism as well as my writing style. And yes, it still likes to make things up like a kindergartner! The next phase of training would be supervised fine-tuning. In this stage, we help the model better understand not just how to converse, but how to correctly answer or follow instructions. This is also where we would add safety training.
Reinforcement learning (RL) is the final stage. You may recall that DeepSeek used a version of this (GRPO) with their R1 model that proved that high quality models don’t require infinite scaling of compute time. Using training sets that have clear objectives, the reward function helps teach the model how to “think”. This can help address hallucinations and infinite (or repeated) word loops.
Ok, thanks for sticking with me through all of that. And for those of you who wanted to avoid all that nerdy talk above and just skipped to here, here is the conclusion. We spent some time building and tuning a language model. Now that we have one built, let’s see if it can come up with a good daily challange update for us all:
What is an important thing to do in life?
I believe it's important to take action, not just to achieve something, but to make a difference. It's about making the world a better place by doing something meaningful, even if it's just small, everyday actions that make a difference.
How should we live?
Living a life of authenticity is a unique and wondrous experience that requires a deep understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. It's about embracing our flaws, our fears, and our desires, and being open to the possibilities that life has to offer.
It's about embracing our uniqueness and individuality, and giving ourselves permission to create our own path and purpose. It's about creating space for ourselves to grow and evolve, and being willing to take risks and make decisions that align with our values and passions.
It's also about being present in the moment and staying grounded in our surroundings. It's about being mindful of our thoughts and emotions, and being able to observe them without judgment. It's about being honest with ourselves, and being honest with others.
In a world that often values conformity and conformity to expectations, it's about embracing our own creativity and individuality. It's about being open to new experiences, new perspectives, and new ideas. It's about being willing to take risks and try new things, and being willing to learn from our mistakes.
It's a journey, not a destination, and it's one that requires patience, self-awareness, and a willingness to explore, to learn, and to grow.
Wow! That sounds familiar. I might have a model that can replace me before long! Wouldn’t that be something?
I confess, I take things for granted. I try to be thoughtful and grateful in all things, but there are just so many things that are pebbles in the path that I walk on day to day, that receive none of my attention, appreciation, or acknowledgement. That is, until they break. For example, imagine a dishwasher that stops working right before Thanksgiving, with a sink-to-ceiling pile of dishes waiting for its automated care. What do you do? Let me guess… You stop and suddenly recognize the sheltered life you were living, and how fortunate you are to have an amazing modern marvel of innovation available at your fingertips. You are overwhelmed with gratitude for having that normally available to you. Well, not me. I threw a fit. I recall having a very animated conversation with the suddenly broken dishwasher about how inconsiderate it was to us. I’m pretty sure my five-year-old self came out to tantrum and pout.
I’m spoiled rotten. I admit it. I’m surrounded by incredible technological scaffolding that supports my ever whim, with even more innovations appearing every year. Yet, in all its helpful splendor, I have lost the wonder and deep appreciation of its magic. We take it for granted. We transfer our weight into its hands and expect it to carry us without so much as a polite recognition of the burden it bears. Sadly, it’s not until something breaks that we truly see its criticality and impact on our lives.
This past week, as I stood at the sink with my kids dutifully washing and drying dishes, it hit me. We are so blessed. We have so much to be thankful for and to appreciate. As the aroma of turkey, gravy and pies hung thick in the air, my mind suddenly connected to all my circumstances. I was surrounded by my family. Some had engaged to gather dishes, some to wash, and some to dry. I took a deep breath and let that moment soak into my soul.
Outside, the wind was blowing colorful autumn leaves across the yard. We were sheltered from the cold, and my daughters laughed as they juggled the pile of dishes. I grinned. What a joy it is to be alive and with the ones you love! Our table was full. I glanced at our digital memory frame, projecting photos of loved ones who are no longer with us. They smiled at us, bringing gifts of memories and celebrations from times gone by. I breathed out a prayer of thanks and took the drying cloth to the heirloom gravy boat. I paid special attention to the detail of the old vessel. Oddly, for years I had given it no attention, but this year it had my focus, at least for this drying moment. I gave a sigh of thanks.
We are surrounded and attended by so many good things. People, tools, and traditions. They carry us along life’s journey. This past week was another reminder to me not to take them for granted. Appreciate every moment. Respect and acknowledge their importance in everyday life. Say thank you. Be thankful. I was reminded yet again of my many blessings… even if I had forgotten to count them.
As we move into this busy season, I hope we’ll all remember to notice and appreciate the little things, and each other, along the way.
And yes, thankfully, the dishwasher did get replaced… and used… a lot.
You are wonderful! I mean it. There is nothing quite like you in all the universe. You are more than the collection of atoms you see looking back at you in the mirror. You are a living soul, a consciousness illuminating and reflecting the wonder of creation. You ponder. You dream. You laugh at surprises and weep at sadness. Your life creates a story and threads those memories through your soul like a loom creating a tapestry. It stretches beyond the horizon and dreams deeply into the future. You shape time with your presence and color the sky with your passions. You are truly amazing.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you don’t matter. You are worth more than gold and priceless beyond measure. Time and space bend to your presence. You craft a mark on the universe with every breath you take. Exhale, and the cosmos folds around you; inhale, and the world becomes part of you, fueling the unique wonder of your life and your limitless potential. There is nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it.
What should we do with this potential inside of us? Create something! Speak into the void and shape the landscape.
As we ride this terrestrial globe, color the days with love, texture each moment with kindness, and decorate the present with care. Connect with other souls and discover the force that multiplies our existence: when we unite, the wonder multiplies. Together, our song becomes a harmony; our unique solos become a symphony. We need each other more than we know. Every voice matters. Together, we change the world.
This week is Thanksgiving, and as I reflect on gratitude, I’m reminded of the privilege it is to know each of you and the human family we share. I’m thankful for you all.
Our story keeps evolving, but there is one constant: Each one of you is infinitely marvelous. Go be you, with all your heart. We need that. The world needs that.
Did you entertain any guests on Halloween night? We were visited by 13 groups of ghosts, princesses, heroes, and zombies. My girls and I took our turn haunting our neighborhood for goodies as well. God bless the dear souls handing out full-size candy bars, even to eager parental chaperones like me! What is this, Christmas?!
Speaking of which, it’s time to flip the page on the calendar and prepare for the fast-arriving holidays! I know, you probably grumble about the way-too-soon sprouting of Christmas trees next to the Halloween décor at your local retailer. I laugh about it myself, but I confess: we religiously open the attic on November 1st to unleash the holiday cheer in our home, too. Down come the tree boxes. Plastic bins packed with lights, ornaments, greenery, golden treasures, and silver bells all parade their way into the main hall. Popping sounds of bins and boxes echo across the house as they unleash their seasonal joy. Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Michael Bublé paint the air with their familiar festive vocals. The Keurig sets aside the coffee pods and begins churning out hot chocolate… heavy on the chocolate. Slowly, the scent of jubilation begins to fill the air!
Pass me the ibuprofen! This weekend, in addition to setting up our four Christmas trees, I strung the lights on the house, across the back woods, and onto the fence. It takes a solid day and a half, and about a week to recover. I’m pretty much a wimp. I still can’t use my back or even move my legs without pain. I’m used to riding a train of meetings all day, filling out PowerPoints and spreadsheets, not lifting, wrapping, hanging, draping, and zip-tying all that spectacular magic around our home. But oh my goodness, as night fell last night, our yard erupted once again with the multi-colored, sparkling madness that is our seasonal decor. That’s right! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I’m quite sure our neighbors love us.
The holiday season is here! But it can be stressful. There’s so much we want to do. There are projects to wrap up, things to buy, people to see, and tasks to get done. But don’t lose sight of the joy! If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed or anxious, pause and reflect. The miracle of merriment presents itself when we get a chance to enjoy our labors, savor the beauty around us, and spend time with the ones we love. So yes, if you’re crazy like us, pull down those boxes. Hang up the delightful decor. Cuddle up next to some cozy memories. Reminisce and appreciate the season. Share time with your loved ones… oh yes, and if needed, take some painkillers as directed.
Every year, as we drift into the darkest days of fall, pumpkins, jack-o’-lanterns, and spooky decor arrive in our neighborhoods. Then, just when you think all is safe, nocturnal, costumed spirits visit our homes with petitions for tricks, or more often, the more desired, treats. They zip from door to door, sharing their fanciful charm and catching fun and festive Halloween vibes along the way.
I’ve been buying candy for the past four weeks. We now have a gigantic mountain of fun- and snack-sized sweets, all ready for our Friday visitors. The stash I have is about 10x what we actually need. I don’t know why, but I instinctively grab some each week. Sometimes it’s the variety, a special deal, or just the delight of having enough to pass around. Yes, they got me!
Do you like Halloween? The history is fascinating! You can trace it back a few millennia to the Celtic festival at the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. They saw this time as a bridge between the living and the dead, believing spirits would roam the earth. To ward off evil spirits, people lit bonfires and wore costumes. Many centuries later, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as All Saints’ Day (aka All Hallows’ Day), honoring martyrs, which meant that the day before, October 31, would be called Hallows’ Eve. We now call it Halloween. The blend of traditions somehow became the fun and spooky annual event that brings cute, costumed princesses, heroes, goblins, and ghouls to our neighborhoods.
I don’t know about you, but I love it! I can’t wait to see the characters of all ages visiting our home and roaming the neighborhood. It reminds me of my own childhood, doing the same, and the joy of taking my own kids on those fanciful evening visits.
Halloween ushers in a season of traditions, celebrations, and gatherings. Each year adds a ring of memories to our story. Layer upon layer, those previous years show up like ghosts, visiting us and bringing to mind fond and powerful sights, scents, and sounds. Spirits of our past, our departed friends and family, visit us. We remember them. We see them in photos and imagine them sitting in those empty chairs. We savor those precious times and are grateful for the gift of memory that lets those spirits visit us once more.
As we go into this season, I encourage you all to live each day to the fullest. Cherish the fun. Treasure the spirits that visit you. Enjoy the traditions that decorate our days! Life is short, so be sure to buy plenty of candy.
They are like waves. Every day rolls in and crashes on the sandy beach of our lives. A gentle swell forms as the sunlight bends over the horizon. The shadows of the night’s slumber deepen and then disappear as the crest of the day roars to life. Noon welcomes the midday cap, foaming and churning as the evening gravity pulls the day’s energy into the afternoon churning surf. Soon, the evening beach catches the breaking swash of the ending day, spreading out the final momentum as the fading sound bubbles across the glistening night sky. The ebb of today retreats to form a new tomorrow.
At first glance, every day looks the same. They crash upon our lives with a dependable rhythm. We can gaze upon our calendar and even see the forming swells of tomorrow. We can predict the sights and sounds that will be much like today, or yesterday, or the day before. But the truth is, every day is different. Some will come in with a roar, some with a gentle whisper. Each day has a new energy. It may follow the same flow, but the story will be different. It will wash new memories into your life. New encounters. New adventures. New challenges. Every day is unique. It is a gift, a precious experience that will soon fade tonight and begin anew.
Look out into the ocean. Your day is arriving. What does it look like today? How will you meet it? What will it bring? I don’t know about you, but I’m going in! I’m ready. I feel the cool foam of yesterday on my feet and can hear the new crescendo rising. Today’s crest is approaching, and it looks magnificent. I think I’ll take this one, enjoy it, and embrace the energy as it carries me through the joys and trials of today’s story.
My first exposure to the movie TRON was in the 1980s. My brother rented a portable LaserDisc player and brought home a copy of the iconic 12-inch optical disk of TRON. We could barely contain our excitement as we hooked it up to the TV and pressed play. Instantly, we were transported into the Grid. I was hooked!
Until then, tinkering with computers had just been a fun hobby and a welcome distraction. But in that moment, watching TRON light up our living room, I realized I wanted to make computer science my career. I started applying to college programs and eventually earned a spot in the CS program at the University of Tulsa. In my sophomore year, I experienced a personal TRON milestone when I modeled and animated a LightCycle on a Sun workstation in C++ and X11 Motif. Later, I converted it to POV-Ray (see https://github.com/jasonacox/lightcycle-povray if you dare).
“I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never see. And then one day…I got in.”
My career took me to Civil Engineering, where I put my skills to work creating CAD software. We modeled the world in ones and zeros. Roads, bridges, detention ponds, and utilities were all drawn onto the digital canvas. Those models became real-world projections, guiding survey crews with lasers and transits to shape our physical environment. Construction crews transformed empty fields into housing subdivisions, shops, highways, and bridges. It was TRON brought to concrete.
The internet bug then bit me. A friend and I began dreaming up a platform to connect families, a network designed for safe, wholesome communication, learning, and exploration. With the help of supportive investors, we launched our idea and quickly expanded, building multiple datacenters linked across the digital grid. Our web guardian stood watch, fighting for the users to ensure they felt safe and welcomed. It was TRON in business.
After a few more adventures, I got a call from a Disney recruiter. On my first day as a Disney Cast Member, over twenty years ago, I remember seeing a TRON poster on the wall. This was before iPhones, so no photos, but if I’d had the chance, I would have snapped one. I honestly struggled that day to contain my emotions. I was working for the very company that had inspired my journey. Years later, I even had the serendipitous opportunity to meet Steven Lisberger, creator of TRON, at our Studio offices. It was TRON brought to life.
“Bio-digital jazz, man!”
Just this past weekend, I took my family to see TRON: Ares. It was absolutely fantastic. The experience was surreal. If you haven’t seen it yet, please make some time to catch it in theaters. For TRON fans, there is so much to love in this script.
As I reflect on my journey, TRON inspired me and helped shaped my life and career. It taught me to be bold, to embrace new challenges, and to imagine a world, with limitless possibilities, where our digital talents can shape reality.
Whatever your “TRON” is, I encourage you to chase it. Let inspiration fuel your imagination, your work, and your life. We have the power to inspire the world. Your passions matter. Your creativity shapes dreams. Whether you’re terraforming digital worlds, telling stories, creating digital magic, connecting users, or supporting fellow travelers, remember: You are a part of something truly extraordinary.
Together, let’s build, dream, and innovate.The Grid awaits.
The gilded season is upon us! In our neighborhood, the transformation has already begun. The autumn landscape has started its cool, crisp transition into golden yellows, rich browns, and vibrant reds. Nature herself is adorning our part of the world in a lavish royal cloak before settling into her deep winter’s slumber. Slowly, the redshift of fall will bleed into the foliage, trees, and lawns, washing away the summer emeralds and crystallizing the blazing hues of the year’s final sunset days.
During this time of year, nature unspools her tapestry with a breathtaking flourish. A cool, crisp breeze heralds the transition as the emerald city fades, and the world ignites in a golden age. It’s as if the earth itself is donning a lavish royal mantle. Each tree and bush, jeweled in autumn’s opulence, readies itself for winter’s gentle, silent embrace. Slowly, the vibrant memory of summer unravels. Sunsets linger longer on the horizon, their fiery hues crystallizing in the leaves, a final, brilliant coronation before surrendering to the tranquil blues and silver grays of winter’s winds.
This parade of color, a dazzling spectrum over the year’s shoulder, is a spectacle to behold. In these brief, gilded days, the world is radiant, serene, and wistfully beautiful. It reminds us that all things change. Every story, every transition, and every year must come to an end. Our journey around the sun has entered its final act of the year. It reminds us to reflect, to appreciate, and to celebrate the brilliance before it slips quietly beneath the frost. Fall is here. The gilded season is upon us.
It’s time to remember and bid farewell to summer, and to welcome and embrace these new golden days. Take time this week to notice the change, soak in the emerging colors, and prepare yourself for the season ahead. And yes, you may need a jacket.
How are you feeling about AI lately? Excited? Anxious? A bit bewildered? If you’re like most of us, you’re probably riding a rollercoaster of emotions. That’s completely normal. After all, we’re witnessing the birth of a technology wave that’s set to rival the discovery of the steam engine or the rise of the internet. As a technologist, I find myself marveling at the possibilities. But I also understand the concerns, questions and especially change at this scale. It can feel unsettling.
Today, I want to explore what this is all about, why it matters, and what practical steps we can take.
What is AI, really? Artificial intelligence isn’t just about building clever machines or automating tasks. At its heart, I believe AI is humanity’s bold quest to extend our minds. It is the ultimate tool for understanding ourselves, our world, and the universe beyond. Imagine a technology that doesn’t simply crunch numbers but helps us solve mysteries that have stumped us for generations. The grand purpose of AI is to accelerate discovery, deepen insight, and help every one of us flourish through knowledge.
Will that happen? Is this happening? Absolutely! We’re already seeing AI move from science fiction to real science. It is impacting everything from disease diagnosis to energy production, from weather prediction to artistic expression. Here are some examples that I recently came across that inspired me. Warning here, this is very nerdy content, so feel free to skip to the end if you are so inclined.
Solving Biology’s Biggest Puzzle: For decades, predicting a protein’s structure from its amino acid sequence was one of biology’s toughest challenges. This is essentially a problem of physics and chemistry, predicting a stable 3D structure from a 1D amino acid sequence. This painstaking experimental work could take a PhD student their entire doctorate to solve for a single protein. AlphaFold’s AI cracked this puzzle in seconds, transforming structural biology, accelerating advanced drug development, and bringing deeper insight into disease. Its latest version, AlphaFold 3, extends this impact by modeling complex interactions between proteins, RNA, and DNA. This breakthrough suggests a paradigm shift. While physics can be described by elegant mathematics, biology’s immense complexity may be best understood through AI. It may even unlock the mystery to truly decode life.
Taming the Hottest Matter in the Universe: Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) has been applied to control high-temperature plasmas that are hotter than the sun, within tokamak fusion reactors. Plasma is highly unstable, requiring a controller to predict its behavior and adjust massive superconducting magnetic fields within milliseconds. The AI system created a controller able to contain and hold the plasma in specific shapes for record amounts of time, successfully addressing a bottleneck in fusion research. By learning to balance magnetic fields in real time, AI edges us closer to abundant, clean energy.
Modeling Intuitive Physics and Dynamics: Video generation models like Google’s Veo demonstrate an ability to reverse-engineer physics from passive observation (e.g., watching YouTube videos). They accurately model complex dynamics such as liquids, specular lighting, and materials flow. This capability suggests these models are learning an underlying structure, or a “lower dimensional manifold” of the very nature of all creation and our reality. That’s mind-blowing! It is fundamental to building generalized understanding and may even unlock the mysteries of our universe.
Advancing Quantum Chemistry and Materials: AI is learning to approximate solutions to Schrödinger’s equation, enabling us to simulate the quantum behavior of electrons with remarkable efficiency. This breakthrough is vital for materials science, as it makes it possible to model the properties of large, complex materials that were previously too costly or computationally intensive to study with traditional methods.
Accelerating Algorithmic Innovation: Systems like AlphaEvolve, which blend large language models (LLMs) with evolutionary computing, are already evolving and improving algorithms, finding, for example, faster solutions to complex problems like matrix multiplication. This marks a leap toward intelligent systems that can generate and optimize their own tools. They are evolving themselves. It’s amazing to witness. Yes, I know, also terrifying!
The ultimate aim of creating powerful AI is to build tools that help us. It allows us to better understand the universe and accelerate science to the maximum. If successful, I believe this technology will usher in an era of radical abundance and lead to the profound transformation of the human condition.
Picture a world where disease can be cured mostly in computers, where clean energy is limitless, and where anyone can explore vast new knowledge with the help of an intelligent partner. AI is guiding us towards a time where scarcity, of knowledge, health, and opportunity, can be truly challenged. It’s not about replacing people. It’s about augmenting our potential, surfacing new connections, and igniting a new golden age of discovery. The mission is not to hand over control, but to embrace this power for all humankind.
As AI continues to reshape our world, I believe we have a responsibility to meet this moment with adaptability, humility, and genuine curiosity. We should be experimenting with new tools, asking bold questions, and venturing beyond familiar boundaries. The most exciting breakthroughs emerge where creativity, technology, and storytelling intersect, so let’s embrace collaboration across disciplines and learn from one another. Above all, let’s serve as ethical stewards, ensuring these innovations benefit everyone, not just ourselves. And as we explore, let’s stay connected to our passions and strengths, blending them with new opportunities to grow, make a difference, and shape a future we can all be proud of.
AI is here, the revolution is real, and the mission is bigger than any one team or company. Let’s approach this with wonder, humility, and courage. Let’s steward this technology toward outcomes that inspire hope and serve the flourishing of all people.
What will you learn next? What new ideas can you bring? What story do you want to help tell? The future may be unpredictable, but together, we can make it magical.
