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Notes on shipping production AI/ML systems and workflow automation that holds up in the real world. Articles published on Medium.

Closing the Open-Source Gap
Open Source AI

Closing the Open-Source Gap

Five major free AI models shipped in April 2026 that are good enough to do real work. The gap between paid AI and free AI just narrowed from a chasm to a step.

Apr 2026 · 7 min readComing soon
The Hidden Cost of Rapid AI Adoption
Industry

The Hidden Cost of Rapid AI Adoption

3 out of 4 organizations have had a security incident involving AI in the last two years. More than 1 in 4 lost over a million dollars to one. Inside the gap and what to do.

Apr 2026 · 5 min readComing soon
When Machines Author Research
Agents

When Machines Author Research

An AI system wrote a research paper, snuck it through peer review, then got it pulled when reviewers found out. What the experiment proved and what it didn't.

Apr 2026 · 9 min readComing soon
Automating Alignment: When Models Audit Their Own Safety
AI Safety

Automating Alignment: When Models Audit Their Own Safety

AI agents just beat human safety researchers four-to-one on a closed-form problem in a fifth of the time. The catch is in what kind of problem still needs the human.

Apr 2026 · 9 min readComing soon
The Reasoning Paradox: When Smarter Models Become Less Reliable
Reasoning

The Reasoning Paradox: When Smarter Models Become Less Reliable

OpenAI's newest model invents fake tools and parameters 48 percent of the time. The older, less clever model only does it 16 percent. The training that makes AI smarter is making it less reliable.

Apr 2026 · 10 min readComing soon