EngineeringSep 2026 · 8 min readFeatured
Evaluating LLM agents: beyond vibes
Agent demos are easy; agent reliability is not. A practical evaluation stack for teams shipping agentic systems to production.
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Field notes from thirteen years of enterprise AI and blockchain work — written for practitioners, not press releases.
GovernanceAug 2026 · 6 min read
What AI governance actually requires in 2026
Regulation has caught up with the hype cycle. Here's what auditors, boards, and the EU AI Act really expect from your model fleet.
BlockchainJul 2026 · 5 min read
When a blockchain is the wrong answer
Most 'blockchain projects' don't need a blockchain. A sober framework for telling the difference before you spend the budget.
EngineeringJun 2026 · 7 min read
Retrieval quality is a product decision
Your RAG system is only as good as your corpus. Why retrieval deserves roadmap-level attention — not a sprint at the end.
BlockchainMay 2026 · 6 min read
Tokenized assets: the plumbing matters more than the pitch
The hard part of tokenization was never the token. Custody, settlement, and oracles decide whether it works.
StrategyApr 2026 · 9 min read
Building an AI roadmap your board can trust
A credible AI strategy is a portfolio of bets with evidence attached. How to sequence investment when the ground keeps moving.
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