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06
Open models x inference hardware
A 16-model deployment map compares seven precision and memory-placement modes, from notebook-scale low-bit checkpoints to multi-node frontier inference.
Central finding
Four-bit remains the practical center. Native low-bit formats and SSD expert streaming change the hardware equation, but they do not guarantee interactive speed.
05
Local LLMs x hardware
A 64 GB M4 Pro Mac mini can keep a 70B model at Q4 fully resident, while model-specific Q2 quantization and SSD expert streaming can execute DeepSeek V4 Flash.
Central finding
48 GB is the best balanced configuration. Choose 64 GB for dense 70B models and advanced capacity experiments.
04
AI agents x cybersecurity
Explore AISI's 32-step controlled cyber range, including the 3 of 10 end-to-end completion result and 22 of 32 mean progress.
Central finding
The key result is long-horizon agent state tracking across many security tasks; the deliberately vulnerable range had no active defenders.
03
Build vs buy x time
73% of 2,685 classified enterprise AI deployments are custom-built. A time-series view shows how that lead has evolved as the product market has expanded.
Central finding
Custom engineering holds 73% of the classified corpus. The most autonomous workloads lean even further toward custom ownership.
02
AI agents x industries
Agents are 36% of the 1,263 deployments documented in the last 12 months — this note maps the agent share of every measurable industry against the 2023-era baseline.
Central finding
A handful of industries already publish more agentic deployments than classic AI; the fastest risers are physical-economy sectors.
01
AI agents x reported outcomes
A controlled look at 2,753 AI deployments published since 2024, comparing the outcomes reported by other AI, single-agent, and multi-agent systems.
Central finding
Agent cases report automation about twice as often as other AI cases. Multi-agent cases show the strongest speed and throughput signals.