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Local-First AI

Deep dives and field notes on local-first AI, agentic architecture, and what is actually working in 2026, with primary sources and reproducible benchmarks.

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Deep dives

Long-form research articles with primary sources, benchmarks, and reference tables.

Field notes

AI Agent Conference NYC: 10 Takeaways

The 10 things from AI Agent Conference 2026 NYC (May 4-5, NY Hilton Midtown) that are actually load-bearing if you ship agents in 2026. The trust paradox, CrewAI's 42% AI-authored code, the iceberg under every project, AX as the new UX, and what the panels from Datadog, LanceDB, Carta, and the Codex/Linear/Graphite room actually said.

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AI Dev SF: 10 Takeaways

The 10 things from AI Dev 26 SF (April 28-29, Pier 48) that are actually load-bearing if you build agentic systems in 2026. Marc Brooker on defects, Andrew Ng on PM bottlenecks, Bain's 8-subgraph payroll system, the 4-legged identity, hybrid doc OCR, and the simulation sandbox every action-taking agent needs.

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Notes on Human-in-the-Loop

Why human-in-the-loop is the only ethical and profitable way to scale agentic AI in a world of bot fatigue.

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Notes on the EU AI Act Deadline for Agentic Systems

Privacy, security, and consent when agents have access to your terminal and your sensitive data. The 2026 framework, and the EU AI Act deadline most teams are sleeping on.

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OAuth Was Built for Three Actors. Agents Are the Fourth.

OAuth was designed for three actors. Agentic systems have four. Here is what breaks, what RFC 8693 fixes, and why most teams are shipping shared credentials anyway.

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