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AI systems architecture

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You keep polishing the ceiling while the floor gives way
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You keep polishing the ceiling while the floor gives way

Raw model capability sets the ceiling; schemas, validation layers, and deterministic pipelines decide whether an AI system is reliable enough to ship.

The 150x model tax
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The 150x model tax

Cost, latency, and quality trade against each other in LLM inference. How to route work, use serving-layer levers, and architect systems on the efficient frontier.

arXiv just raised the bar
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arXiv just raised the bar

arXiv's one-year ban on unchecked LLM errors signals a shift: validation pipelines, not better prompts, now define competent AI systems.