JOURNAL · AI

Systems, not demos

Agents, retrieval, evaluation and the engineering discipline that turns a clever prototype into something a business can depend on.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2026

Where AI actually pays for itself in a small business

Five workloads with reliable payback, three that usually disappoint, and the question to ask before spending a dollar.

8 min read

JULY 28, 2026

RAG systems that survive production

Most retrieval systems die in the gap between a convincing demo and a Monday morning with real questions. Here is the architecture that holds.

9 min read

JUNE 14, 2026

Agents need permissions, not personalities

The interesting part of an autonomous agent is not what it can do. It is the exact list of things it is allowed to do, and what happens when it tries something else.

7 min read