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Cheap AI Compute from Methane: Crusoe's Business Model
Waste gas creates cheap electrons for busy GPUs
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Dave Friedman
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The Strange Business of Hugging Face
Why are there so many models that no one uses?
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Dave Friedman
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The Convergence of AI and the State
It seems inevitable that the NatSec umbrella will envelop frontier AI
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Dave Friedman
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Forget GPUs: Follow the Coolant
Thermal economics, geographic arbitrage, and the capital risks hiding inside the AI infrastructure boom
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Dave Friedman
Tech is the future but it won't look like the past
Our tech future is a high-capex, industrial, one, not a software-driven one
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Dave Friedman
Land is the AI Compute Resource Nobody is Pricing
Why the best AI play might be the dirt under your GPUs
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Dave Friedman
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Your Favorite Tech Giant Is Quietly Turning Into a Utility
High capex crushes market valuation
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Dave Friedman
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Large Language Models Are Not Search Engines
Stochastic systems, vanishing guarantees, and why the old SEO mindset won’t survive the AI transition
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Dave Friedman
Enterprise AI won't happen any time soon
Enterprises require repeatable, auditable processes
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Dave Friedman
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June 2025

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