#co-design

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Jul 29, 2026·2 min

Transformer²: Achieving Co-Design of Robot Morphology and Control with a Unified Architecture

Deep dive into how Transformer² uses a unified Transformer architecture to integrate robot morphology design and motion control into one model, enabling task-driven end-to-end co-design for embodied AI.

Hardware-Software Co-Design: A Guide t…

Jul 15, 2026·2 min

Hardware-Software Co-Design: A Guide to Building Hardware-Friendly LLM Architectures

Explore AI Model Co-Design principles and how hardware-friendly LLM architecture design — covering MoE, GQA, and FP8 quantization — optimizes the accuracy, throughput, and latency trade-off.

AI Co-Design in Practice: How One Week…

Jul 14, 2026·2 min

AI Co-Design in Practice: How One Weekend Redesign Reveals a New Human-Machine Creative Paradigm

A developer redesigned their entire website in one weekend through AI co-design. Explore how AI is evolving from a code tool into a true creative partner — and what it means for indie developers.

Jul 12, 2026·3 min

CPU-Native Language Models: Breaking Through Inference Bottlenecks with Memory Bandwidth Co-Design

SiliconLLM builds a CPU-native LLM architecture from scratch, combining selective SSM, ternary (1.58-bit) LUT MLP, and granular MoE, co-designed around the L3 cache bandwidth cliff. Ternary kernels show 4-5x speedup over fp32.

Aug 15, 2026·3 min

DeepMind's SL2T Model: Real-Time Sign Language to Text, Enabling Deaf Users to Control Phones with Sign Language

DeepMind releases SL2T sign language to text model using multimodal recognition of hand, facial, and body movements to convert sign language to text in real time, with edge-cloud architecture for privacy.

Aug 10, 2026·3 min

From Web Development to Chip Architecture: Reiner Pope's Learning Methodology for Cross-Domain Career Transitions

Google engineer Reiner Pope transitioned from Web development to chip architecture. This article analyzes his bottom-up design philosophy, first-principles learning approach, and implications for cross-domain talent in AI.

Aug 7, 2026·3 min

NVFP4 Dynamic Quantization in Practice: W4A4 Accelerated Deployment for the Full Gemma-4 Model Family

NVFP4 dynamic quantization covers all five Gemma-4 model sizes using W4A4 mixed-precision with calibrated FP8 KV Cache, dramatically reducing VRAM usage and deployment costs for efficient inference from edge to cloud.

Jul 30, 2026·3 min

Baileys: A Deep Dive into the Open-Source WhatsApp Automation API That Requires No Browser

Deep dive into Baileys, a WebSocket-based WhatsApp Web API requiring no browser. Supports multi-device, chatbots, and group automation with low resource usage.

Jul 28, 2026·5 min

Running GPT-5.6 Inside Claude Code: Best Practices for Subagent Orchestration and System Prompts

Deep dive into running OpenAI GPT-5.6 inside Claude Code: comparing Codex vs Claude Code on subagent orchestration, workflow design, and system prompt quality, revealing how harness engineering determines model output.

Human-Centered AI: Real-World Implemen…

Jul 23, 2026·6 min

Human-Centered AI: Real-World Implementation in Healthcare and Design

An MSR workshop reveals the truth about AI deployment: from a $20 corneal diagnostic device to expert-in-the-loop chatbots, researchers share real-world experiences of AI in healthcare and design within resource-scarce environments.

Jul 19, 2026·3 min

Google Gemma 4 On-Device Model: Optimized for Pixel 10 TPU — Offline Multimodal Capabilities Tested and Analyzed

Google's Gemma 4 E2B for TPU runs offline on Pixel 10's Tensor G5 chip, enabling local AI chat, image recognition, and audio transcription. We break down the features and real-world test results.

Jul 17, 2026·2 min

Training a CPU-Native LLM on Zero Budget: The Architectural Gamble of Ternary Quantization × Sparse MoE

An indie dev attempts to train a CPU-native LLM on $0 budget using ternary quantization, sparsity, and fine-grained MoE — with pre-registered success criteria and full public reporting.

Jul 15, 2026·4 min

Two Paths to Better AI Reasoning: Test-Time Scaling and Formal Verification

This article synthesizes two MSR India Summit talks, exploring two key paths to better AI reasoning: test-time scaling with variable granularity search, and a formal verification framework for trustworthy agent execution.

Jul 13, 2026·6 min

GPT-5.6 vs Grok 4.5 on the Same Day: A Packed Week of Flagship AI Model Launches

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launches with Sawa, Terra, and Luna sub-models the same day as Musk's Grok 4.5, while Anthropic, Meta, and NVIDIA make their moves. A packed week of flagship AI launches.

Jul 12, 2026·4 min

GPT-5.6 In-Depth Analysis: Model Architecture, Performance Benchmarks, and a Complete Guide to the Agentic Era

A comprehensive analysis of GPT-5.6: the Sol/Terra/Luna product-line positioning, MoE architecture, 1.5M token context, coding agent benchmarks, and the shift from Chatbot to Agent.

Jul 12, 2026·2 min

Decoding the AI Full-Stack Approach: Google's Vertical Integration Strategy from Chips to Applications

Deep analysis of Google's AI full-stack strategy: from custom TPU chips and system software frameworks to Gemini models and applications, examining how vertical integration delivers performance, cost, and autonomy advantages.

Jul 12, 2026·6 min

DeepSeek Builds Its Own AI Chips: The Strategic Logic and Challenges Behind Compute Independence

DeepSeek is entering AI chip development, targeting compute autonomy. This article analyzes its motivations, software-hardware synergy, chip R&D challenges, and impact on China's AI vertical integration.

Jul 12, 2026·7 min

GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.5 Launch Simultaneously, Meta Unveils Agent-Based Image Model

OpenAI GPT-5.6 expands its preview, xAI Grok 4.5 opens access at the same time, Meta releases the Agent-based Muse Image model and Muse Video model, while Apple and DeepSeek launch in-house AI inference chip programs. A quick look at the week's five biggest AI stories.

Jul 11, 2026·7 min

Grok 4.5 Launch: Coding AI Market Reshuffle, Anthropic Claims Half the Territory

Grok 4.5 launches at just $0.49 per task, 90% cheaper than rivals. Anthropic's Claude Code claims 50% of the AI coding market. SambaNova raises $1B. Read the latest AI market shifts.

Jul 11, 2026·2 min

yaml-cpp: The Go-To Open Source Library for Parsing YAML in C++

yaml-cpp is the most popular YAML parsing and emitting library for C++, supporting YAML 1.2 with a clean Node API and custom type conversion. Used by ROS and more.