Articles
Writing from the Anneal practice on decision systems, applied optimisation and production AI agents.
Jev hands you a probability. Caveat Emptor.
Jev makes classification fast and cheap. A typed response still needs to be handled with care.
Read the article → 21 September 2026Where the LLM actually belongs in an AI agent
The model reads and drafts. Code decides, checks and acts. Six questions to ask before you deploy an agent.
Read the article → 17 September 2026Start with the decision: designing a model that informs your strategy
A model that sits inside a decision is held to a different standard. Specify it from the decision, not the data.
Read the article → 4 August 2026Agent evaluation: the work nobody posts about
Unit tests check the plumbing. An agent making real decisions needs its judgment tested on every change.
Read the article → 27 July 2026I took a career break. I ended up shipping a production AI system.
How a career break turned into a data platform, a live customer-service agent and the evaluation framework behind it.
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