<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Cesc Guim — Notes from the Fault Lines</title><description>Chip architect, systems thinker, founder &amp; CEO of Openchip. Writing on human-centric, sovereign, sustainable silicon and system design.</description><link>https://cesc.guim.net/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Design Space Exploration or Design Space Denial?</title><link>https://cesc.guim.net/journal/vol-02-design-space-exploration-or-denial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cesc.guim.net/journal/vol-02-design-space-exploration-or-denial/</guid><description>For a decade, AI silicon design converged on one comfortable target. Agentic and physical AI are breaking that convergence — and it&apos;s worth asking honestly whether we&apos;re still exploring the design space, or just getting good at exploring the same corner of it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>keynote</category></item><item><title>Why I&apos;m starting here</title><link>https://cesc.guim.net/journal/vol-01-why-im-starting-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cesc.guim.net/journal/vol-01-why-im-starting-here/</guid><description>On the comfortable corner of the design space, why five commitments beat one mission statement, and what this column is actually for.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>progress</category></item></channel></rss>