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Writing

Notes on shipping production AI.

Tactical playbooks, field notes, and engineering writeups from real deployments — not vendor brochures.

Playbook

Building a chatbot that actually deflects tickets

Most chatbots fail because they're scoped to the wrong intents. Here's how we instrument deflection from day one.

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Field notes

Voice agents in regulated industries

Lessons from deploying AI voice in healthcare and finance — escalation patterns, audit trails, and compliance gates.

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Engineering

The integration layer is the product

AI surfaces are interchangeable. Your CRM, helpdesk, and calendar wiring is what makes automation reliable.

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