AI Intelligence, Decoded
We cover the frontier of artificial intelligence — from breakthrough models to the culture of building with them.
Our Mission
I’m Dominic Plouffe — an entrepreneur and CTO. I’ve had multiple exits, including FuseTalk, 360pi, and DeadHeat (horse racing betting algorithms + systems). Today I’m the CTO of Trellis.
I’m a data nerd who’s lived in data science and big data for my entire career. My specialty is Retail and PPC analytics, but I’ve also spent a lot of time thinking about sports analytics, betting systems, and financial trading algorithms — domains where the cost of being wrong is real.
Right now I’m focused on one problem I think is bigger than most people admit: how to make big data and agents work well together.
LLMs are great at writing text. They’re great at summarizing. They’re great at generating code. But they’re not naturally great at processing large datasets reliably — and hallucinations become a serious problem the minute you connect models to real decisions.
The marriage of big data and LLMs is my current obsession: systems where agents can touch real data safely, explain what they did, and earn trust over time.
The Team
Our Values
Speed & Depth
We move fast on breaking news but never sacrifice depth. Every story gets the time it needs.
Technical Rigor
We benchmark claims, read the papers, and talk to the researchers before we publish.
No Hype Zone
We call out overclaims and underclaims equally. The truth is usually more interesting anyway.
Open Ecosystem
We cover the whole AI landscape — proprietary and open-source — without playing favorites.