Shubhankar Kahali
RSS FeedSecurity researcher turned Tech Recruiter. Not the typical path. My technical background gives me an edge others don't have. I see what most miss when identifying technical talent. Still dive into malware analysis, participate in bug bounty programs, and develop AI assessment systems. I write about that intersection where talent acquisition meets technology.
I spend most of my time building general AI systems across domains like aerospace, defense, and cybersecurity. My research focuses on neural architecture design and how different components interact to create complex behaviors. I co-founded 
, a US-based nonprofit AI lab where I work with researchers from Stanford and MIT. Our primary project is Loop C1, where we're trying to solve the challenge of making AI reason faster without sacrificing depth or accuracy. This involves rethinking how transformer models process information and handle complex reasoning tasks. I'm also building 
, an AI-powered platform that matches people with jobs they actually want and provides insights about the job market. The technical areas I'm most invested in include cognitive systems design, attention mechanisms, chain-of-thought reasoning, and methods for teaching AI to learn from fewer examples.
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Finding True Intelligence in Language Models
Published: at 04:54 AMWhy autoregressive language models might be more parlor trick than true intelligence, and how the search for meaningful latent representations could transform how AI understands language.
The Environmental Ceiling You Never See
Published: at 03:43 AMHow your environment silently limits your potential, and why changing your surroundings might be the most important decision you'll ever make.
The Hidden Career Advantage No One Talks About
Published: at 09:07 AMWhy the most uncompetitive career paths are the ones that require emotional discomfort, and how embracing the difficult feelings everyone else avoids can be your greatest competitive advantage.
Data's Journey to Wisdom
Published: at 11:00 AMA deep dive into how raw data transforms into actionable wisdom, and why understanding this journey is crucial for both individuals and organizations in our data-driven world.
Making AI Think Faster Without Getting Sloppy
Published: at 07:42 PMA deep dive into how we slashed AI response times using Chain-of-Thought prompting and few-shot learning, with real implementation examples and practical insights from the trenches.
Recent Posts
Why AI Fails at Design
Published: at 01:15 AMExploring the fundamental disconnect between AI's rule-following capabilities and the intuitive, human nature of design thinking.
Gaming's Role in Software Evolution
Published: at 10:48 PMFrom pixelated dreams to virtual reality - how video games secretly shaped the future of technology.
Digital Literacy as a Human Right
Published: at 09:59 PMExamining why digital literacy should be recognized as a fundamental human right in our increasingly connected world, addressing the digital divide, and exploring its impact on social equality, economic opportunity, and democratic participation.
Algorithms That Shape Our Lives
Published: at 11:04 AMA deep dive into the invisible forces shaping everything from your shopping cart to your voting booth, and why we should all care about the algorithms pulling these strings.