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I build in AI - and I write down what it's actually like.
Right now I'm shipping an open-weight model. This is where I think out loud about it - what I'm seeing, what I'm deciding, and what I'm getting wrong as I build.
First-hand, no script. Notes from inside the work, not commentary from outside it.
George Pu. Building an open-weight model in Toronto - no investors, no co-founders.
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What I'm thinking about right now.
Why We Started With Character
Capability is getting cheaper every month. What's scarce is a model you actually want to talk to. Why we bet on character - and started with a small, open, honest 4B model you can run yourself.
Read essayThe Barrier to Building AI Isn't Talent. It's Capital.
What It Actually Takes to Get a GPU in Canada
Anyone Can Copy the Methodology. Only One Lab Can Keep the Promise.
What I Got Wrong About Canadian-Specialized AI
Own or Be Owned: The Week a Letter Switched Off Fable 5
From the series · The AI Displacement Series
The Math of Ownership
This is Chapter 5 of 7 in the AI Displacement Series.
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