A map of the inference stack. What we are reading.
13 rungs of the inference stack. Papers, reports and analyses, filtered by humans who actually read them. No SEO farms, no AI summaries of AI summaries.
Last read SEP 11 2026
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Concepts
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Entities
State of the base
- ANALYSISNVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUsNetworking & InterconnectSEP 11 2026
- ANALYSISBroadcom Announces Tomahawk 6 - Davisson, the Industry's First 102.4-Tbps Ethernet Switch with Co-Packaged OpticsNetworking & InterconnectSEP 11 2026
- REPORTReQAT: Achieving Full-Precision Reasoning Accuracy with 4-bit Floating-Point Quantization-Aware TrainingCompilers & KernelsSEP 11 2026
- PAPERFlashAttention-4: Algorithm and Kernel Pipelining Co-Design for Asymmetric Hardware ScalingCompilers & KernelsSEP 11 2026
- PAPERContextLeak: Exfiltrating LLM Agent Context via Malicious ToolsAgent SecuritySEP 11 2026
- PAPERBreaking the Protocol: Security Analysis of the Model Context Protocol Specification and Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in Tool-Integrated LLM AgentsAgent SecuritySEP 11 2026
- ANALYSISWhat Authors Need to Know About the Anthropic Settlement (Bartz v. Anthropic, $1.5bn class settlement)DataSEP 11 2026
- PAPERQuantifying construct validity in large language model evaluationsEvaluation & MeasurementSEP 11 2026
The atlas
Every rung, one index.
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The model and what wraps it
Harnesses & Agent SystemsThe system around the model — the rung that turns a token price into a task price.22 sources · 11 concepts · 2 entities
Serving & RuntimeHow a model is actually run, per token — the mechanics that turn capability into throughput.17 sources · 6 concepts · 5 entities
ModelsWhat the model can do, and what that costs per token.14 sources · 4 concepts · 6 entities
Evaluation & MeasurementHow you know it works — and whether the measurement can be trusted.6 sources · 1 concept · 1 entity
DataWhat the model is trained and grounded on, and what that constrains.Planned · no sources yet
Agent SecurityHow an agent gets owned, and what bounds the damage.3 sources · 3 concepts · 1 entity
The machine it runs on
Compilers & KernelsThe layer between a model graph and the silicon.Planned · no sources yet
Hardware — Memory & Compute ArchitectureThe silicon rung of the inference stack, read memory-first.23 sources · 7 concepts · 10 entities
Networking & InterconnectHow chips and sites talk to each other.4 sources · 1 concept · 1 entity
The place it runs in
