Articles
Notes on AI engineering, forward-deployed work, and shipping production systems.
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When agents are the wrong answer
Half the production "agents" in the wild are chains in disguise, paying agent latency and agent cost for chain-shaped results. Here's the decision rule.
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Five questions to ask before your next AI engagement
Most pre-engagement calls are sales calls. These five questions sort the senior practitioners from the polished pitches in about 20 minutes.
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What forward-deployed AI engineering actually means
The Palantir term, applied to AI in 2026. Embedded engineers shipping production AI systems inside your team. What it is, what it's not, who it's for.