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Inference Thermodynamics

A Framework for Reasoning About the Energy Cost of AI Inference

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Jan 9, 2025

Are Meta’s AI Profiles Unethical?

As AI becomes further enmeshed into every product we use, what rules should exist to protect humans?

Are Meta’s AI Profiles Unethical?

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Nov 22, 2024

Another Hike Up Everest

How to make progress on hard problems in AI

Another Hike Up Everest

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Dec 22, 2025

Real Dice, AI Storytelling: How I Built a Solo Holiday RPG with LangChain

A solo tabletop RPG powered by LangChain and Fireworks AI, where players control a brave Gingerbread Scout on a quest to save Christmas.

Real Dice, AI Storytelling: How I Built a Solo Holiday RPG with LangChain

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Oct 10, 2024

Build your own AI Agent Observability System

We’ve all visited websites with the chatbot icon on the lower right. Honestly, I think those can be pretty great solutions to help you find…

Build your own AI Agent Observability System

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Jul 16, 2024

APIs and AI: Extending Amazon’s Famous Mandate into the Future

AI and Agents are only as good as the APIs they can leverage.

APIs and AI: Extending Amazon’s Famous Mandate into the Future

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Jun 25, 2024

AutoTools: Supercharging LangChain with Dynamic SDK Integration

Enabling tool use within LangChain for any Python SDK.

AutoTools: Supercharging LangChain with Dynamic SDK Integration

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Jun 12, 2024

Scaling AI Agent Applications

The Hidden World of Data Engineering

James Barney

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A passionate technologist with a strong background in cloud engineering, platform engineering, and data engineering. https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-barney/

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