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Rethinking Open Source Contribution in the Age of AI Agents, featuring vLLM Core Maintainer Roger Wang at MLSys 2026

At MLSys 2026, I attended Roger Wang’s talk on “Rethinking Open Source Contribution in the Age of AI Agents.”

2 hrs ago • Grace Gong

TPUs vs. GPUs: What They Are, How They Differ, and Which Workloads Belong on Each

A practical guide for developers and AI practitioners, from architecture basics to the latest eighth-generation chips

2 hrs ago • Grace Gong

vLLM on Google Cloud TPU: A Model Size vs Chip Cheat Sheet (With Interactive Tool)

Which TPU configuration fits your model, what tensor_parallel_size to set, and what it costs per hour

2 hrs ago • Grace Gong

Google Cloud TPU Architecture Versions Explained: From v1 to the Eighth Generation

A guide to Cloud TPU generations, what changed between them, and how to choose the right one for your workload

May 24 • Grace Gong

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OpenAI GPT 5.5 Event

I flew from Seattle to San Francisco for the OpenAI GPT-5.5 Event and had a great experience meeting people working across AI infrastructure, research…

May 6 • Grace Gong

December 2025

2025

I’m grateful for the people, experiences, and opportunities of 2025.

Dec 22, 2025 • Grace Gong

September 2025

Women in Product Conference #25WIP

This past week, I had the privilege of attending the Women In Product Conference in Santa Clara.

Sep 20, 2025 • Grace Gong

July 2025

ICML

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2025) in Vancouver, CA.

Jul 27, 2025 • Grace Gong

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Learnings from a month in San Francisco

On community, vulnerability, and the beautiful chaos of ambitious young minds converging in the city

Jul 14, 2025 • Grace Gong

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Fireside Chat with Adam Cheyer, Creator of Siri

At an exclusive fireside chat, the visionary behind Siri, Viv (Bixby), Change.org, and Airbnb’s AI platform shared his boldest predictions for the next…

Jul 12, 2025 • Grace Gong

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June 2025

The Harmony of Conflict Management: Turning Tension into Opportunity

Conflict.

Jun 30, 2025 • Grace Gong

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Leadership Done Differently with Neuroscience

Leadership expert Blaz Marolt, drawing from his background at the US Military Academy at West Point and years of cross-industry experience, has a…

Jun 21, 2025 • Grace Gong

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