Matt Gacek

I specialize in building systems that make other engineers say "wait, how did you do that?" My expertise lies in: - Diffusion & Agentic based World Models - AI/ML Architecture design & strategy - Multi-modal Agentic systems (text, image, audio) - Distributed Agentic System Design - Full-Stack AI Development Currently co-founding a company where we're building digital twins that think, communicate, and work exactly like you do – because apparently cloning yourself is the next logical step after optimizing everything else. Previously at MindPalace, I architected RAG and agent systems that process >1.5m documents per user while keeping response times faster than it takes to make instant ramen. Before that, I founded and sold Theia, an AI Therapy app, to Miri – where I pioneered some of the first tool-calling agents before they were cool (and before function calling made it easy). Going from building systems that help people to building systems that are people feels like the natural evolution. I'm fascinated by the intersection of AI and real-world applications, particularly in optimizing complex systems. Whether it's reducing agent response times from 80s to 6s, turning $500 into $1,200 in 5 days with trading algorithms (don't worry, I still keep my day job), or now creating AI that can literally do your job for you, I love pushing technical boundaries. When I'm not diving deep into vector spaces, training digital humans, or debugging WebSocket connections, you'll find me at EDM shows, attempting to maintain that work-life balance everyone keeps talking about, or planning my next solo backpacking adventure – because sometimes you need to touch grass after building AI that doesn't need to. Let's connect if you're passionate about AI, building the future of work, or just want to debate whether digital twins are just fancy chatbots (spoiler: they're not).