Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Technology Policy
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RENCI and the Digital Antique Shop
In 2004, I moved to North Carolina to found the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI). My goal was to bring a new approach to computationally mediated problem solving, one rooted in multidisciplinary teams and focused on important and vexing societal problems – health, environment, society, and economics. In a phrase, to be a catalyst for innovation.…
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Every Kernel A Banquet
My wallet was empty, and the cabinets held just two cans of corn. Payday was at least a week away, and I had some important culinary decisions to make.
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A Call to HPC Action
The U.S. lacks a coherent strategy for developing future high-performance computing systems, ones critical for national security, economic growth, and scientific discovery.
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Playing: It’s Serious Stuff
Go now, my child, and play with your toys. It’s where your dreams are born.
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A Call To Action: Congressional Testimony
We must mobilize all our country’s assets – government (at all levels), industry, academia, and non-profits – to address our growing challenges and the clear and manifest opportunities for discovery-fueled innovation.
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Meditations on AI: History, Hype, Myth, Reality, and Futures
What made generative AI possible? What are its capabilities and limitations? How will it shape our future?