Kevin Ferron
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Machines
I take things apart to see how they work, and create new things.
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Latest on Substack
All articles (opens in a new tab)New on the Lab
New
Repos: 15 tools around REA, under a new reverse engineering topic
New, Jev, chapter 4 of 8
Jev: a model that decides, chapter 4: gating an agent’s action
New, Vault, chapter 6 of 8
The vault and the graph, chapter 6: permissions and privacy
New
Traces, checkpoints and receipts: what an agent run should leave behind
New on KFTCDA
Profiles and dated news for people who shape AI and technology, and a graph of the companies, boards and funders around them, compiled from public sources.
- engineering · aidanluu.comWe should be more ambitious with the software we build (opens in a new tab)
AI tools cut the cost of building software, so people should attempt projects they once ruled out; heavy testing can make the results good enough to trust.
- ai404media.coManifestos, Fear, and 'Loser Thinking': Inside Proton's AI Reckoning (opens in a new tab)
Reports that Proton's leadership is pushing rapid AI adoption, and that staff describe intimidation; a spokesperson acknowledged some employees are unhappy.
- ai · careersfelixrieseberg.comHunger beats tenure: advice for junior engineers (opens in a new tab)
Execution got cheap, so what counts now is picking the impactful problem, building the prototype yourself, and keeping fresh eyes. Good advice at any level.
- ai · roboticsphysicalaidata.comPhysical AI Data (opens in a new tab)
Research, dashboards and maps for physical AI: robotaxis, humanoids, EVs and drones, and the companies in their supply chains.
Repos library
Browse the libraryEvery line is a repo filed under a topic: 112 lines. 27 repos sit in more than one.
Latest batch: +25 on Nov 2, 2026, via @imryven
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Software for small businesses, and staff and principal roles.
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Software built for you, from the first call to launch.
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What I build
10 areas
All kinds of software, designed and shipped end to end, from the data model to the last pixel.
Open to staff and principal roles
My resume / CV.
Lab
Things I took apart, sorted into drawers. Open one and poke at it.
Minds
4 hubs
How models think, and how teams of them work.
Matter
3 hubs
Atoms to galaxies, amplitudes, and rules on a grid.
Machines
3 hubs
Cars, chargers and robots, from the standards.
Trust
3 hubs
Who and what to believe: identity, policy and proof.
Series in progress
Latest chapters- Vault4 of 8 openNext: Structure an agent can rely on
- Jev4 of 8 openNext: Speed and cost: reading the vendor’s numbers
- Quantum4 of 12 openNext: Many qubits
- Stoicism3 of 7 openNext: Remember you will die
- AI security4 of 7 openNext: The basics still matter
- Zero trust4 of 10 openNext: Is this device healthy?
- Blockchain3 of 11 openNext: Merkle trees: one root for every transaction
- Robotics4 of 10 openNext: ROS 2: the graph
What I love
The music, films, books and minds I keep going back to.
