Topic

Embedded Autonomy

Autonomous behavior under compute, power, sensing, latency, and deployment constraints.

Why It Matters Here

Robotics and edge systems force models to confront physics, not just benchmarks.

Programs

Linked Artifacts

Field Note / May 3, 2026

The Inference Stack in 2026.

A field note on token economics, runtime systems, model architecture, and the stack changes behind public LLM API price compression.

Definition / Undated

AWQ Quantization

A post-training quantization method that protects high-signal weights using activation statistics.

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GPS-Denied Navigation

Navigation under unreliable or unavailable satellite positioning, using onboard sensing and inference.

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Edge AI Silicon

The constrained compute layer for running inference close to sensors, robots, drones, and devices.