I think that, like many people, my understanding of AI has undergone significant evolution in 2024. Despite my best efforts to keep up with the field, I’ve come to realize that doing a good job at it is essentially a full-time job in itself. The sheer number of models and tools being released seems to be accelerating, with new research and development emerging on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis.

Being a child of the late 80’s it’s hard not to be impacted by the proliferation of video games in our culture. I know I spent countless hours playing everything from the very common Galaga and Space Invaders to less common but still widespread Dance Dance Revolution. At least the latter required some exercise to play.

Geology, at its most elemental level, is the study of pressure and time. It’s a look at an ever changing landscape that most of the time we only see on its surface. Layers built upon layers that all wrap themselves around the inner core. No layer is exhaustive in its scope. With the right tools you can bore through each layer, carefully avoiding the impenetrable rock deposits that stand to stop your drilling in its tracks.