Articles

Writing from the Anneal practice on decision systems, applied optimisation and production AI agents.

26 September 2026

Jev hands you a probability. Caveat Emptor.

Jev makes classification fast and cheap. A typed response still needs to be handled with care.

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21 September 2026

Where 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.

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17 September 2026

Start 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.

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4 August 2026

Agent evaluation: the work nobody posts about

Unit tests check the plumbing. An agent making real decisions needs its judgment tested on every change.

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27 July 2026

I 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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