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A weekly take on AI and AI security — what happened, why it matters, and what to do about it. Written by the team behind RealGround and published every week on LinkedIn.
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Anyone can build your product now over a weekend. So where is the moat?
Building a custom CRM and choosing dedicated client deployments. Firsthand architecture decisions, not a security certification.
Your next Website visitor is not a Human
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Fable 5 returns, but has it been lobotomized?
A consulting workflow across newsletter sync, lead review, staging, and scanner planning. Observed behavior, not proof of provider internals.
The White House AI meet - The Last Supper
Disclaimer: Mostly written by a Human. AI was used here and there.
I built a personal finance app with a local AI model
Disclaimer: This is a story about building a Local Finance app using a local AI model. We don't endorse any models, and this is not professional financial advice.
I spent the weekend with Meta Muse, it is shockingly good
Disclaimer: Mostly written by a Human. AI was used here and there.
10% chance AI will kill us all in 10 years?
Disclaimer : Human wrote this article, but AI helped fact check. Also, parts of this article touch upon political views - we don't endorse any of those views.
OpenAI releases Astra GPT 6, it's not AGI, it's just very useful
A mere Human conceptualized this article, AI assisted with drafting, source checks, and illustrations. What Happened OpenAI launched Astra on September 3.
Dwarkesh and Agentic "civilizations"
Disclaimer: Conceptualized and written by a Human; AI assisted with fact-checking, timeline reconstruction, and linking. What Happened On August 26, OpenAI published a 37-page post-mortem on the July Hugging Face breach.
The simmering backlash on AI Data Centers
What Happened On August 3,2026 Greg Abbott (Governor of Texas) froze data center approvals across Texas. On August 18, Josh Shapiro (Governor of Pennsylvania) imposed what he called the strictest data center guardrails i…
Two AI realities - The painful path to a glorious future
I had two browser tabs open last Tuesday. In one, Demis Hassabis described a future maybe 10 or 15 years out where the major diseases are curable, fusion works, and we start looking at the galaxy seriously.
5 trending AI terms you need to know in August 2026
Disclaimer: This article was conceptualized and written by a Human, but AI helped with edits, citations and visuals. What Happened In the last few months, we are seeing a trend where the Model quality itself is becoming …
The meteoric rise and fall of Leopold, a cautionary tale in AI investing
Disclaimer: I am a random guy on LinkedIn, not your Financial Planner or Tax guy. What you read below are my opinions, not professional Stock recommendations.
Anyone can build your product now over a weekend. So where is the moat?
What Happened You spend 6 to 12 months building a bare bones product. You take that demo out and try to raise $5M.
Kimi K3: Is this China's Sputnik moment for AI?
What Happened? On July 16, Beijing-based Moonshot AI dropped Kimi K3, and lit a fire under OpenAI and Anthropic's you know what. It's a 2.
Your next Website visitor is not a Human
Disclaimer - This article was partially edited by AI. The website tuning below was done on my own site, RealGround.
Fable 5 returns, but has it been lobotomized?
Disclaimer - This article was partially edited by Fable 5 What Happened Rewind exactly a month back to June 9, 2026. Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 - its most capable public model ever, a Mythos-class system priced at…
AI in a Cage : The end of the "AI for Everyone" Era
What Happened? The last 12 months have been something like an unlimited Candy period for us AI enthusiasts. GPT 4x, 5x, Claude Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, Gemini 1,2,2.
Why I Skipped the SpaceX HyPeO
Disclaimer: I am a random guy on LinkedIn, not your Financial Planner or Tax guy. What you read below are my opinions, not professional Stock recommendations.
The night the Feds pulled the plug: What the Fable 5 shutdown really means for the future of AI
If you don't have time just read the comic strip. What Happened Fable 5 - the Guardrail version of Mythos - was released on June 9, 2026.
WWDC 2026: Apple arrives very late to the AI party - limping, on a crutch
What Happened After spending much of the past two years being criticized for falling behind OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Microsoft, Apple used this year’s Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 (June 8, 20…
Why is Gen Z booing AI?
What Happened Do you have Teenage kids? Have you asked them what they think about using AI? I have two Teenagers - one in College, one in High school and they are mostly opposed to AI. Not only that, they are discouraged…
Yes, Google is winning the AI race
What happened Google I/O 2026 just wrapped up, and it felt less like a standard product showcase and more like a declaration of war. Google basically dumped its entire multi-year roadmap on us in a single afternoon.
Data Centers in Space and Ocean
What Happened They say there are no permanent enemies in Politics. It seems the same is true in AI.
Daybreak vs. Mythos: The AI Cybersecurity arms race
What Happened Less than 15 hours ago, OpenAI officially launched Daybreak, its dedicated initiative for frontier AI in cybersecurity. Positioned as “Frontier AI for cyber defenders,” Daybreak represents a comprehensive v…
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