What Open Weights Models Can You Realistically Run on a Medium Laptop (September 2026)?
Open source AI is here to stay, so let's see what open weights models you can realistically run on a medium laptop as of September 2026.
Good Guys Vibe Code, Bad Guys Write Specs
AI is a great machine, if you treat it like a machine: ask clear outcomes, don't share feelings. Good guys vibe code, bad guys write specs.
Anthropic Wants to Slow Down AI, Ban Open Source, and Still Aims an IPO at $2T Valuation. Really?
In a rather disturbing essay, Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO, urges to slow down AI dissemination (not training) and ban open source AI.
An App-pocalypse Is Coming! But Does It, Really?…
It's very easy to vibe code an entire SaaS these days. But the cost of building going down doesn't mean ALL the apps will disappear.
How I Became A Small Business Owner (Again), by Partnering With AI
In the age of AI, scaling yourself 100x as a programmer is not enough. You have to do sales and marketing too. You're a full small [...]
iPhone Duo is the Book of the AI Age
iPhone Duo has the potential to become the "book" of the AI age. Same form factor, but very different (and rich) way to consume information.
What Is this AGI, Anyway?
What is this AGI, that everybody talks about? Artificial General Intelligence isn't vibe coding, it's solving problems we haven't solved yet.
The Complete Vibe Coding Toolkit for Lazy, Creative People
Vibe coders are not coders. And that might be their unfair advantage. For these lazy, creative people I built a vibe coding toolkit.
AI API Tokens Prices Are Not Real – They’re Aspirational
Neolabs like Anthropci and OpenAI sell inference at a certain price per token. Only the price per token is not real, it's aspirational.
Anthropic and OpenAI Are Both Expecting IPOs at Trillion Dollar Valuations. But Will They Win the AI Race?
A one-trillion-dollar valuation is no joke. Anthropic and OpenAI are both at this level, and they are both preparing for IPOs. Of course, expectations are high. [...]
You Can Now Share Your Grok Bots (And Soon You Could Sell Them)
You can now share your Grok bots. I had early access to the feature and I published my own before they went live. I explain how [...]
Grok Bot is the “iPhone Moment” for AI Agents – Quick Review
Grok Bot quick review: it looks simple, but at the same time useful, just like the first iPhone. Agents talking to each other feels magical.
How I Use Grok Build to Run Free Models Alongside Grok-4.6
Use Grok Build with local and OpenRouter free models alongside Grok-4.6. Copy-paste config.toml for Gemma, Qwen, and GLM — same harness, switch with /model.
[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 4
In the final episode I talk about open weight model harnesses, or how to actually talk to your local AI. From llama-cpp chat to Pi, or [...]
[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 3
In this episode I talk about running an open weights model locally. Two main hardware lines: Apple Silicon and NVIDIA, both good.
[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 2
Episode 2 of the mini series about how to choose an open weights model, this time how to choose an open weights model provider.
[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 1
How to choose and open weights model: the difference between slow, dumb and laggy - and state of the art inference, like Claude or Grok.
How AI Watermarking Works? Can It Be Removed?
AI watermarking is not baked into model weights, it works at the generation level, by sampling different tokens, paired with a private key.
Why China Will Not Win the AI Race (Spoiler: It Already Did)
China is already way ahead in the AI race, more than the Western media make it look. This is an account from an actual visit there.
AI Can Follow You Everywhere Now. Unless You Outsmart It
"AI watermarking now traces Claude text back to you. Learn why it survives copy-paste, how it locks you in, and two ways to keep your writing [...]