We Are Taking Our Own Launch Advice
A product can be ready to use before the organization around it is ready to launch it well. That distinction is easy to miss when most of the visible work happens in software. The application […]
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One Powerful Agent Is the Wrong Trust Model
The recent OpenAI and Hugging Face security incident is worth paying attention to, but not because every business should panic about AI. It is worth paying attention to because it shows where this whole AI […]
Make the Next Decision Visible
A lot of AI and automation projects do not stall because the model is weak. They stall because the next decision is hidden. The business has a process. The process has exceptions. The exceptions live […]
The Work Behind the Show
I missed my normal Sunday writing window this week. That is not a complaint. It is just what happened. We hosted a party on Saturday for the 250th birthday of the United States, and by […]
AI-Built Software Still Needs Real Engineering
AI has made it easier than ever to get software to a first version. That is not a small thing. A founder with an idea, persistence, and the right tools can now build something that […]
The Summer of Practical AI
Being a builder is a skill. I have spent the last few days helping a client prepare for a website launch. He designed the vision. Another company handled the original build. I came in afterward […]
The Best Systems Play in Harmony
Right now, most AI conversations are obsessed with one thing: the model. Which model should we use? Which one is faster? Smarter? Cheaper? More open? More capable? Those are fair questions. They are just not […]
The AI Industry Is Growing Up
The AI industry feels different lately. Not slower. If anything, the pace is increasing. New models, new tooling, new capabilities, new benchmarks. Every week there seems to be another leap forward. But underneath all of […]
Progress Over Perfection in AI Systems
There is a lot of focus in AI right now on capability. New models, better benchmarks, faster performance. Each step forward is meaningful, and the progress is real. But building systems with these tools has […]
The Missing Layer in AI: Orchestration
There has been a wave of AI releases recently. New models, improved performance, better benchmarks. Each step is meaningful, and the pace of progress is real. But when you start building real systems with these […]