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Notes from the Fault Lines
A monthly-ish column — my own thinking as it develops, ahead of anything more polished. Written here first, argued properly later.
Design Space Exploration or Design Space Denial?
For a decade, AI silicon design converged on one comfortable target. Agentic and physical AI are breaking that convergence — and it's worth asking honestly whether we're still exploring the design space, or just getting good at exploring the same corner of it.
Why I'm starting here
On the comfortable corner of the design space, why five commitments beat one mission statement, and what this column is actually for.