Farrukh Ilkhomov

In San Francisco, the city that thrives as the beating heart of Silicon Valley, an AI startup called Artisan has rolled out an audacious advertising campaign that unapologetically challenges the role of humans in the workforce. Artisan’s tagline? A chilling "Stop Hiring Humans."   Backed by startup accelerator Y-Combinator, Artisan markets its product—AI-driven software for customer service and sales—as the future of labor. While the technology itself may not be revolutionary, the campaign surrounding it is deliberately incendiary. Posters plastered across San Francisco bear slogans like “Artisans won’t complain about work-life balance” and “The era of AI employees is here.” This messaging, equal parts dystopian and provocative, seems designed to provoke strong reactions. The campaign raises an obvious question: Who is Artisan really targeting? Billboards mocking the very audience reading them seem like a counterintuitive strategy. Yet Artisan’s CEO, Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, h...

  Uncovering BadRAM: A Critical Vulnerability in AMD Processors In the dynamic realm of cybersecurity, discovering and addressing vulnerabilities is a continuous battle. Recently, a team of cybersecurity experts has shed light on a significant weakness within AMD computer processors, prompting urgent security updates worldwide. This vulnerability, dubbed "BadRAM," involves rogue memory modules that deceitfully supply false information to a computer's processor during the startup sequence, posing a severe threat to data integrity and system security.   Understanding BadRAM: The Hidden Threat BadRAM exploits a fundamental aspect of computer architecture—the communication between the processor and the memory (DRAM) during boot-up. When a computer starts, the processor interacts with DRAM modules to determine their size, speed, and configuration, information typically stored on the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip. By manipulating the SPD chip, BadRAM-enabled memory modu...

Unprecedented Power with Willow   Willow harnesses the power of 105 superconducting transmon qubits, a significant upgrade from Google’s earlier quantum processor, Sycamore, which operated with just 53 qubits. These qubits, engineered to function at extremely low temperatures, exhibit unique quantum behaviors such as superposition and entanglement. This allows Willow to process calculations at speeds and complexities unimaginable with classical computing systems. The sheer computational power of Willow positions it as a game-changer in quantum research. Its capabilities surpass theoretical limitations of classical supercomputers, opening avenues for tackling problems that have remained unsolvable due to computational constraints. Breaking the Error Barrier One of the most formidable challenges in quantum computing has been error rates stemming from the fragile nature of qubits. Willow marks a breakthrough in error correction by integrating additional qubits for real-time correctio...

Blog Post #1: Introduction Title: Welcome to My Blog: Exploring the Future of Technology Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Farrukh Ilkhamov, and I am deeply passionate about exploring the evolving landscape of technology and innovation. From the fascinating era of artificial intelligence to groundbreaking advancements in quantum computing, my curiosity drives me to uncover the stories behind these technological marvels. My professional and academic journey has provided me with the tools to analyze these topics and share insights that resonate with tech enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. This blog is dedicated to examining the latest trends, breakthroughs, and challenges in the tech world. Whether it’s understanding how AI is revolutionizing advertising campaigns, diving into the capabilities of next-gen quantum processors like Willow, uncovering critical vulnerabilities such as BadRAM, or exploring the intricacies of Neuralink’s brain-computer interface, my goal is t...