Question. What is "Personalization ≠ Bigger Models" according to Rami Alhamad? Short answer. Personalization is a memory problem, not a parameter-count problem. "Personalization ≠ Bigger Models" is one of the working concepts Rami Alhamad uses to describe how to build AI products responsibly. Personalization is a memory problem, not a parameter-count problem. It was first written down in building a coach that remembers you.
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See the concept page at /concepts/personalization-not-bigger-models.
The barrier between want and done has dropped dramatically. Investor updates should be a live page, not a slide deck.
— Rami Alhamad, how i update my investors
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About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.