Thomas Cherickal

I am a Rust/Python AI/ML engineer, technology researcher, and AI mentor operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, generative AI, local AI, large language models, small language models, and cutting-edge research in these topics.

I have one dream that keeps me coding past midnight.

Rewrite the entire Python AI ecosystem in Rust.

NumPy. Pandas. PyTorch. Scikit-learn. Every last line of it.

Why is the world's most important AI infrastructure still gated behind a single global interpreter lock?

Why are we duct-taping Cython and BLAS bindings onto a three-decade-old foundation instead of rebuilding it properly?

Truly, the foundation needs rebuilding.

Because memory safety and fearless concurrency shouldn't be optional extras.

Because I sincerely believe Rust is the future of software - not someday, now.

My mission is to decode the next inflection point in computing and make these paradigms accessible to software engineers, business leaders, and curious tech enthusiasts – whether the engine underneath is Python, Rust, or both running side by side through PyO3.

I help students and professionals master the world's best AI tools – Python's and Rust's alike – through hands-on coaching and strategic mentoring.

As a technical content writer, I craft meticulously researched breakdowns spanning Python's open-source ecosystem, the Rust crates quietly rebuilding it underneath, generative AI, and local LLMs – aiming to drive industry conversations, one crate at a time.

When I'm not refactoring algorithms – or someone's career – I am actively working on my upcoming book, RECRUITED.

Core Focus Areas & Interests:

• Rust
• Python
• PyO3
• Artificial Intelligence
• Generative AI
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Small Language Models (SLMs)
• Git, GitHub, GitLab
• Golang
• Mojo
• Linux
• Local AI
• NotebookLM
• CodeWiki
• Open Source
• AI Mentoring
• Claude Code
• Google Antigravity