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No Mac Mini, no worries: running OpenClaw on a Raspberry Pi.
OpenClaw gives us a taste of a personal AI assistant that can actually do things, but you don't need to buy an expensive Mac Mini or give full access to your digital life for it to be useful. This guide walks through running OpenClaw on an inexpensive Raspberry Pi for long-lived research tasks.
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AI, incentives and power in 2026
The AI hype is over, and the industrial reality has begun. Here are some predictions for 2026, from the rise of disposable software to potential clashes over worker rights.
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The AI infographic wars intensify with ChatGPT release
ChatGPT's new image model is squaring up against Gemini's recent dominance, and the results are strong enough to turn process docs into instant visual explainers.
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A locally running LLM advisory board
A local LLM board of advisors that reuses existing Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT subscriptions, with models debating and converging on answers together.
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Gemini 3: initial usage thoughts
Gemini 3 feels tighter, more consistent in long responses, and more willing to pull in relevant images and references than earlier versions.
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Strategy is still a human activity
A week of deep strategy work with clients highlights the uniquely human capabilities that we need to keep as businesses transition to using more AI within the enterprise and across their workforces.
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Atlas and the AI browser strategy divide
Atlas highlights the strategic focus of browser makers versus AI-native companies with the incumbents prioritising inward integration versus more of an ecosystem play.
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Hands on with Gemini CLI
Google's new Gemini CLI arrived, so I had a play with some real dev tasks. At a first glance, it brings google on par with the other players in this space but even with a mega 1M-token context window, it doesn't change the status quo that much.
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ChatGPT-4o image generation improvements
ChatGPT-4o's new image capabilities add multi-modal context and iterative edits, bringing it into line with recent Google releases.
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When does travel planning get seriously upended by AI?
AI is everywhere in the travel industry - just not where most travellers see it. Chatbots can churn out a basic itinerary, but true AI-native trip planning has a much higher bar to clear. Personalised recommendations and seamless bookings may still feel out of reach, but we might be closer to change than it seems.
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Mistral 3 Small could unlock powerful local AI use cases
Mistral 3 Small is fast, lightweight, and ideal for local workflows, but it exhibits knowledge compression when compared to bigger frontier models.
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Deepseek R1 is capable, but shaped by its geography
Deepseek R1 shows strong reasoning, but its safety controls reflect geopolitical constraints and may leak into adjacent topics.
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Nous Research pioneers distributed LLM training
Nous Research is training a 15B model with distributed techniques, pointing to a future where more organisations can train their own LLMs.
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Software engineering reimagined for the AI-Native era
AI is redefining the software development process. By viewing development through a lens of problem-solving rather than code creation, engineers can focus on outcomes and value generation - not just lines of code.
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Flux, LoRAs, and comicbook experiments
Flux makes image generation easier to prompt, and the community's new LoRAs are already pushing it into playful new directions.
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Bias in generative image models is still prevalent
Image models still skew heavily in who they depict, forcing users to over-prompt for diversity and reinforcing bias by default.
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Now or never: harnessing growth opportunities in retail
Amidst a wave of layoffs in the tech sector, retail and consumer businesses have a unique chance to leverage cutting-edge technology and talent, creating an opportunity for growth and innovation.
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Mixtral 8x7B and model anxiety
Mixtral 8x7B can spiral into anxious feedback loops, a reminder of the quirks baked into models trained on the internet.
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AI in 2023 - it works well enough now
After attending the Web Directions AI conference, it's clear 2023 brings significant advancements in AI. Yet, as its potential grows, challenges in interaction models and ethical considerations persist.
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Dating, AI and digital twins
Snack’s AI dating gimmick is another marker in a broader shift toward digital twins and AI assistants handling everyday tasks.
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Generative AI meets VFX workflows for outstanding results
A breakthrough VFX workflow shows how generative AI can amplify human creativity when paired with skilled teams and good tools.
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ChatGPT and Generative AI in the enterprise
There is a lot of opportunity for Generative AI from a business technology perspective. Talking with other technology leaders, we discuss what risks and rewards may exist.
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ChatGPT and style transfer experiments
ChatGPT style-transfer prompts are a surprisingly fun way to explain complex topics within tight constraints.
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Building embodied bots with JavaScript
Explorations of how to build bots with JavaScript that blend virtual and physical worlds, using chat interfaces like Slack to create embodied agents.
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Super computer required to simulate half a mouse brain
Blue Gene L can barely simulate half a mouse brain, a reminder of how far we are from human-scale neural models. Small, specialized neural networks are likely more practical than brute-force brain simulations.