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At Startup School 2026, Google's Chief Scientist Jeff Dean recounts the napkin math that led to Google's search index fitting in RAM and the TPU development, discussing inference hardware specialization and how startups can still compete.
A personal AI meetup is happening in San Francisco this Thursday, hosted by swyx and shloked, where builders can demo their agents.
Kirby Winfield points out that Seattle has 25% of the nation's AI engineers and the second largest developer talent pool, serving as the second engineering headquarters for global tech companies, countering the stereotype that it's just a hub of AWS and Microsoft employees.
Commentary on how the field of agentic AI has outpaced traditional job titles, making talent discovery difficult; an agentic tool by Nimble Search is used to find senior AI engineers by reading actual work rather than relying on keywords.
Lex Fridman announces his world travel plans starting with China, where he will meet AI engineers and then hitchhike across rural areas, seeking off-the-beaten-path adventures.
Recruiter seeks elite AI engineers focused on model output polish, rigorous evaluation, and creative tooling over flashy UI.
The AIE Miami community event kicked off with a packed room of AI Engineers and talks streaming live on YouTube.