Essays on building with AI
If writing is thinking,
this is the workbench.
A CTO's notes from the seam between AI and the operations of real businesses.
I'm a CTO working at the seam between AI and the operations of real businesses — supply chains, factory floors, engineering teams. I publish what I learn here, in the open, while it's still uncertain.
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All 4 pieces →The semantic layer is the product
Everyone is racing to bolt a model onto their data. The harder, duller, more valuable work is agreeing on what the words mean.
What happened when 45 engineers started coding with AI
Six months of adoption across three continents. The speed gains were real. The surprise was what it did to code review.
Digital twins don't fail at the model
They fail at the four filing cabinets of handwritten batch records nobody wants to talk about.
Two platforms, one roadmap
Notes on integrating the product and technology of a competitor you just bought — without stalling the business.