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A Practical Guide to AI Workflow Graphs

This article presents a practical guide to AI workflow graphs, explaining how they add structure and reliability to probabilistic models by defining nodes, edges, and shared states…

Where Voice Agents Actually Break

While modern voice agents sound increasingly natural, true reliability requires mastering turn-taking, action control, and error recovery rather than just relying on accurate trans…

Navigating Security Reviews and Vendor APIs

Transitioning AI agents from pilot to production requires navigating two primary "gates": internal security containment and external vendor API permissions. Internally, organizatio…

The DeepSeek Harness and Everything is a Plug-in Philosophy

This article explores the DeepSeek Harness (dsh), a modular framework built on an "everything is a plugin" philosophy that allows users to swap models, tools, and interfaces. Throu…

AI Evals: The Most Important Skill for AI Engineers

Mastering AI evaluations is identified as the most critical skill for AI engineers in 2026 to ensure that agents remain reliable in production environments. The article introduces …

Forward Deployed Engineering: Is It Worth the Hype?

Based on an analysis of over 1,000 job listings, this article debunks the hype and common misconceptions surrounding the "Forward Deployed Engineer" role in the AI industry. It pro…

Agent-Native Infrastructure: APIs, Interfaces, and Authorization

This article explores the different ways AI agents interact with software, comparing the trade-offs between API, GUI, and CLI interfaces in terms of reliability, speed, and versati…

LinkedIn’s Engineering CTO on Building AI-Native Products in 2026

LinkedIn CTO Erran Berger argues that building AI-native products requires shifting from traditional feature development to continuous improvement loops where quality is refined th…

Inference Engineering for Agents: Spend Compute where it Helps

To optimize AI agents, developers should practice "inference engineering" by focusing on the cost per completed task rather than simple per-token pricing. The article recommends al…

How to Build your First Agent Loop

This article provides a step-by-step guide to building an autonomous agent loop, using a website-building project as a practical case study. It outlines essential components for su…

Prompt Engineering to Graph Engineering: AI Shifts Explained For Beginners

This article explains the evolution of AI engineering practices, moving from prompt engineering to more advanced concepts like graph engineering. It argues that these new terms sho…

Inside Tau: How Hugging Face's Agent Separates Brain from Body

This article examines Hugging Face’s open-source project, Tau, which demonstrates that a coding agent's "harness" is more critical to the final product than the underlying model it…