Artificial Intelligence has become one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in modern history. Companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars into GPUs, datacentres, networking equipment and power infrastructure to support increasingly capable AI models. It can be difficult to understand where different companies fit into the ecosystem because everything is often grouped together under […]
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Not all files are created equal. At the most fundamental level, every file on your computer is just bytes – but what those bytes mean is what separates a program from a photo. Text Files vs Binary Files Text files like JSON, Python scripts, and HTML are human-readable. Every byte maps to a printable character […]
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LM Studio vs Ollama: How They Load Models
Local AI tools like Ollama and LM studio both let you run large language models on your own hardware. However, they differ significantly in how they load models into memory, which directly affects RAM usage, performance, and how many models you can run at once. Understanding this difference is essential if you’re working with multiple […]
When I started building a platform to track financial predictions, I thought I had a straightforward path ahead. What unfolded instead transformed my understanding of what’s possible when you move from simple AI assistance to fully autonomous systems. The Starting Point: Manual Everything The initial concept was humble: users log in, submit financial predictions through […]