Chief Technology Officer, Blue Beck Ltd

Experienced software professional focussed on Machine Learning and Apps with a passion for Open Source AI and a strong interest in novel ways Machine Learning can be used on locally on low power devices. In 2024 Richard delivered a talk about using the open source CodeGemma model for Google DevFest Scotland, and spoke about the current state of Open Source AI at the Macc Tech event. Richard is the CTO at Blue Beck Ltd, and has a background in backend service and mobile development, going back to when the first releases of the Android and iOS SDKs became available, on other mobile devices before that, having started his career at RARE as a console game developer.

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• Aligning DeepSeek R1