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Writing

Field notes on AI, agents, and the science of measuring them.

Long-form essays for the people who build, buy, or govern AI systems. Rigorous, source-backed, and written to be useful rather than hyped.

Essays

6 published
EN Agentic AI · August 2026 · 13 min read

The agentic enterprise needs an immune system

How to design AI agents that can act without concentrating trust: identity, least privilege, containment, oversight, and recovery.

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EN AI Evaluation · June 2026 · 18 min read

The Stopwatch and the Exam

Static AI benchmarks did not die; they stopped being enough. A grounded look at the move from capability to agency, the harness problem, and where to put attention now. Backed by a public catalog of 69 agentic benchmarks.

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EN Research · June 2025 · 47 min read

Cognitive Architecture and Emergent Phenomena in Advanced AI

A synthesis of current mechanistic and behavioral research on how cognitive structures and emergent behavior arise in modern AI systems.

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EN Foundation Models · May 2025 · 14 min read

The Next Generation of AI: Self-Improvement and Autonomous Learning

Self-improvement and autonomous learning in AI — and the road to an intelligence explosion.

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EN Agentic AI · April 2025 · 42 min read

Vibe Coding in Enterprise Software

AI-assisted software development in 2025: state of the art, risks and best practices for shipping it in real organizations.

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EN Agentic AI · April 2025 · 29 min read

The Rise of Agentic AI

How agentic AI is revolutionizing business strategy — and the shift from do-it-yourself to do-it-for-me software.

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