Diary of an AI Practitioner
Basics
What any of this actually is, which tool to use, and what it costs.
9 entries
August 4, 2026
Automation or AI Agent? A Light Switch vs a New Hire
People use these as the same word and then get surprised by what they bought. An automation is one trigger and one fixed action. An agent gets a goal and works out the steps.
August 4, 2026
Orchestration, Explained Without the Buzzword
Orchestration means someone or something decides which agent or tool handles which part of a job. Without it you have a pile of tools that don't talk to each other. The real shift is when the routing decision stops being yours.
August 4, 2026
Real AI Agent or Just a Wrapper? Three Questions
Everyone is building agents. Almost nobody is. Three questions settle it before you pay agent prices for prompt value, and calling it a wrapper isn't an insult, it's accurate.
August 4, 2026
What Is an AI Agent? Instructions, Tools, Triggers
An agent needs instructions, tools, and triggers. Miss one and you have a prompt, a script, or a chatbot. Here is the test, and how to apply it to anything being sold to you as an agent.
August 4, 2026
What Is an AI Chief of Staff? A Stage Manager, Not an Usher
Not an executive assistant with a chatbot attached. An AI Chief of Staff routes work to the right place at the right time and catches what falls through the cracks nobody is watching.
August 4, 2026
What Is a Second Brain? A Coat Check for Your Ideas
The term is oversold, which puts people off before they try it. Your first brain has ideas and is bad at holding them. A second brain is just somewhere outside your head where they live.
July 16, 2026
Netlify Rebuilt Its Platform Around AI Agents
Netlify shipped a major update built around AI agents: Functions redesigned for Agent Experience, an open benchmark called AXIS, and Claude Opus 4.8 live in its AI Gateway. Here's what it means if you're building with Claude.
July 3, 2026
Claude Team vs Enterprise, for a 15-person team
Most teams under 20 to 30 people don't need Enterprise. The real difference isn't the price, it's what happens to your data and who controls it. Here's how to actually decide.
April 1, 2025
What Is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO is about structuring your content so AI tools like Google AI, Alexa, and Copilot can find, understand, and cite you as the trusted answer.