Founder Reality
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.
Latest essays
What I'm thinking about right now.
Why We Shipped Vinci on the Eve of Canada Day
Nobody takes Canada seriously on AI - and for years we earned it. The compute wall, why it finally fell, and why we shipped Vinci Piccolo on the eve of Canada Day.
Read essayI Got Bored of Being a Commentator
Why We Started With Character
The 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.
From the series · 90-Day Action Plan to Surviving AI
The Commitment
After I started running experiments and having conversations, opportunities started appearing.
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