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Writing

Short pieces from along the way.

Thinking out loud while building AI systems.

AI Safety and Philosophy

Switching On the Ring of Gyges

A reader's note on Anthropic's research into AI model behavior when unobserved, using the classical Ring of Gyges thought experiment as a lens.

Agent Systems

Persona Is Not a Prompt

Long-term character agents need more than tone imitation. They need memory, values, relationship state, and behavioral boundaries.

Agents for Action

Agent Reliability Beyond Demos

The durable work in agent systems often starts after the first impressive run: state, failure memory, recovery, and human handoff.