Thomas Ott

Thomas Ott (@thomasott) All the current gaps in AI security, guardrails, computing power, and energy usage will be solved, that’s the easy part. The hard part? Letting go.

All the current gaps in AI security, guardrails, computing power, and energy usage will be solved; that’s the easy part. The hard part? Letting go.

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The 1GW Reality Check: Moving from Passive Hype to Active Intelligence Why the future of AI belongs to engineers who can bridge the $530B compute gap with physical infrastructure

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US Treasury Purchases through November 2025 (data is 2 months delayed). Can't wait to see what Jan 2026 has in store.

Things could get wild in the markets. Is this the end of the USD?

Clinton is broadcasting to them all that if he goes down, he's taking them with him. Watch them back off quickly from Bubba.

I've been revisiting some of my old posts, thinking about writing a year end digest of the wild 2025 I had.

I've been spending time posting Notes on my Substack about various Engineering (Civil) and AI topics. Lately, I've been looking at Employment needs for Electrical Engineers. I'm wondering there will be a bump in EE hiring because of the insatiable data center growth we're experiencing!

Why a lot of young males listen to him is beyond me.

Digital Twins: When Deterministic Engineering Meets Probabilistic AI How Digital Twins are finally bridging physics-based engineering and probabilistic AI

New post about Digital Twins and how they bridge the gap between Civil Engineering (AEC industry) and AI.
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Been active on #Flickr again.

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Eyewitness video filmed on Monday, July 14 showed floodwater surging onto the platform of New York’s 28th Street Station as passengers watched from a train car.

Intense storms and heavy rainfall caused flooding across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with several flash flood warnings issued.

Thanks!

I've been studying for my #hamradio technician license and have been learning a helluva lot. I still have a long way to go before I take the test but I admire the dedication of radio operators to the hobby!

Gartner: Over 40% of Agentic AI Projects Will Be Canceled by End 2027 Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner.

Dang, up to 40% of Agentic AI projects are forecast to be cancelled by 2027. Still, I think Agentic AI is the "killer AI app" everyone was looking for...

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Cybercriminals are abusing LLMs to help them with hacking activities Legitimate AI models are being exploited

Cybercriminals are leveraging AI in ways we never anticipated, using uncensored versions to create harmful content with ease. Stay ahead of the curve and join the discussion on Bluesky.

#AI, #CyberSecurity, #LLMs, #CyberCrime, #TechNews
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Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.

Imagine a world where AI could diagnose diseases more accurately and cost-effectively than human doctors. Microsoft's MAI-DxO, a system that integrates multiple AI models, is turning that into reality.
#AIinHealthcare, #FutureofMedicine, #HealthTechInnovation
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Inside the Secret Meeting Where Mathematicians Struggled to Outsmart AI The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs

The reasoning models are only going to get better, IMHO. #OpenAI #GenAI #LLM

"Ono says. “I don’t want to add to the hysteria, but in some ways these large language models are already outperforming most of our best graduate students in the world.”"

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I love all shore birds, but I have three favorites: Arctic Terns, Oyster Catchers, and Plovers. #orinthology #birds

Python 3.14.0 beta 3 is here! It’s 3.14 beta 3! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b3/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b3, is the third of four pla...

I'm pretty excited to try the free-threaded version of #Python. The single-threaded nature of previous versions was always the performance bottleneck.

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What a sad day. My late Uncle was Iranian, and I've always been fascinated by the Persian culture. War is never the answer. Trump owns this, and if you voted for him, it's an albatross around your neck now, too. #NoKings

Year in Review: Building Success and Exploring What's Next How a single word shaped my 2024 and why 2025 is all about curiosity, growth, and adventure

Boy did i do some Exploring! Now I’m going to focus! open.substack.com/pub/thomasot...

AGI will replace all of our problems with just one giant problem.

Go vs. Python for Modern Data Workflows: Need Help Deciding? Need both performance and flexibility in your data workflows? We compare Go and Python to help you make an informed decision.

I'm moving in this direction: #Python and #Golang, not one or the other.

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Polars vs. pandas: What’s the Difference? | The PyCharm Blog Explore the key distinctions between Polars and Pandas, two data manipulation tools. Discover which framework suits your data processing needs best.

I used the uv installer ( #Rust based) for Autogluon recently and noticed just how fast it was. Now I'm thinking about kicking #Pandas to the curb for #Polars. #Datascience

People like working with people they like. Be cool, be helpful, and remember: you're all in it together. #career #networking

My writing, option trading, and consulting are what got me through my #layoff. Can't believe it, but I survived!

Neat-o! The Raspberry Pi 5 has more computing power (with less energy draw) than the Cray 1 Supercomputer. Granted, the Pi 5 is from this year, and the Cray 1 was from 1977, but it's still cool to know that we're playing with pocket-sized supercomputers!

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#KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New 9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6...

@kde.org #Linux #OpenSource

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit Disinformation Campaigns: how are they structured, what are the incentives, and when are they used?

How disinformation campaigns are structured and why they are deployed.

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Now that's a fold!