In a sharply worded post on X, NeoKim unpacked his difficult journey through AI engineering, arguing that mastery cannot be reduced to prompts or shortcuts. He highlighted ten critical concepts—from LLM fundamentals to AI agents and MCP—showing that real progress depends on understanding systems, workflows, and the deeper architecture powering modern artificial intelligence. The AI…

Mahan Maharaj, born Mahan Mitra, is a distinguished Indian mathematician and monk whose life bridges advanced scientific research and spiritual pursuit. A professor at TIFR, he is known for major contributions to geometry and for challenging the notion that intellectual excellence and monastic discipline must exist separately. Some lives resist easy categorisation. Mahan Maharaj belongs…