From the lab
Notes for teams building what matters next.
Practical writing on AI systems, data, and the engineering around them.
AI systems
When an AI agent is the right answer — and when a script is
A practical way to distinguish useful autonomy from expensive uncertainty.
June 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Read articleEngineering
What actually breaks when you put an LLM in a business workflow
The weak points appear at the boundaries: data, decisions, and handoffs.
May 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Read articleData
RAG over your internal docs: a practical build order
Start with the retrieval problem, then earn the right to add generation.
May 09, 2026 · 5 min read
Read articleBuilding something like this?
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