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AI Note 008 · June 11, 2025 · 1 min

🖨️ Why I'm Buying a Printer to Become a Better AI Engineer

Using physical print to enhance learning and retention of technical AI content

My new printer for reading technical papers

Thought I’d share a random update and purchase I’m making on Amazon to help me in my learning journey and continue to grow my skills.

I’m buying a printer and that is going to make me a better AI Engineer

Why?

Mostly because reading technical content should be an active activity and digital experiences feel so passive. AKA I’m not as engaged and don’t retain the material well.

When I read white papers (or technical books) I’m almost always pen in hand.

I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to purchase a printer.

It’s going to help me dig into my next paper RLPROMPT: Optimizing Discrete Text Prompts with Reinforcement Learning

Landon Gray I make non-deterministic systems behave — retrieval, agents, and the evals that keep them honest.
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