AI, SOFTWARE, AND SYSTEMS THROUGH A PRACTICAL LENS

I write about AI, analytical work, and the systems around them.

Notes on machine learning, software systems, and the point where technical judgment has to meet workflows, planning, and business context.

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Reverse Engineered AI

Learning AI backwards, from LLM curiosity into the ML foundations behind modern systems, then revisiting the foundations in the proper order.

Recurring themes

What keeps resurfacing in the work

Much of the useful work happens before modeling starts: framing the problem, defining the data, and understanding what people need to trust.

Problem framing

How the shape of the question determines what technical work is worth doing in the first place.

Data, evaluation, and trust

How the picture changes once the data is defined carefully and the measures reflect real use.

Forecasting and planning

How forecasts become useful when they are tied to timing, constraints, and actual planning decisions.

Operational fit in real workflows

Whether a system fits the workflow around it and can keep being used after the initial enthusiasm fades.

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Reverse Engineered AI

A personal note on learning AI backwards, from LLM curiosity into the ML foundations behind modern systems.

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