# round one — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover round one.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/round-one>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/round-one.md>

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## [Concentration of power in AI is a risk, not a solution](/2026/07/02/concentration-of-power-in-ai-is-a-risk-not-a-solution.html)

_2026-07-02 · Andy Konwinski · Andy Konwinski_

The answer to concentration of power in AI is not openness at all costs, but a serious research commons with the resources to compete.

## [I'm a circle person.](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/im-a-circle-person)

_2026-06-09 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

But I didn't want to be.

## [K Prize round one closed; what’s next](/2025/03/12/kprize-next-steps.html)

_2025-03-12 · Andy Konwinski · Andy Konwinski_

K Prize round one submissions are closed

## [The first Laude Salon: on researchers shaping AI’s impact](/2025/02/24/laude-salon.html)

_2025-02-24 · Andy Konwinski · Andy Konwinski_

A conversation about how researchers can shape the AI agenda

## [A fear of waste + last years cinnamon broom from Trader Joe's](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/a-fear-of-waste-last-years-cinnamon)

_2025-01-15 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

= art?

## [Why I built the Konwinski Prize](/2024/12/12/konwinski-prize.html)

_2024-12-12 · Andy Konwinski · Andy Konwinski_

Why I launched the K Prize, aka, why want to give $1M to the first open source AI that gets 90% on contamination-free SWE-bench.

## [Laude Ventures](/2024/12/10/introducing-laude-ventures.html)

_2024-12-10 · Andy Konwinski · Andy Konwinski_

A few years ago, I co-founded a small fund called CSGV (CS Grad Ventures) that took money from — and invested it in — Computer Science PhDs and Professors. Our vision was to democratize Venture Capital back to the researchers themselves. To succeed we would need to find the next Databricks.

## [Momentum and Community](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/momentum-and-community)

_2024-11-22 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

I said hey! a-what's going on?

## [For you, as promised—Ideation Exercise](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/for-you-as-promisedideation-exercise)

_2024-11-07 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

if you need help getting started right now

## [Art Trip in a Spoon](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/art-trip-in-a-spoon)

_2024-09-05 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

what I did in Colorado

## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iMJgVagXjixc)

_2024-09-05 · **Sponsored**_

Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review.

## [Untangling Rejection + A Cryptic Picture Book Dummy Update](https://kaylastark.substack.com/p/untangling-rejection-a-cryptic-picture)

_2024-08-21 · Kayla Stark · Odd Thoughts_

I'm bad at socializing, because of my dummy.