Production AI begins after the demo
What I look for when an AI feature has to survive real users, messy inputs and broken dependencies—not just a polished demo.
Jul 2026Building Production AI · 1
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I write about the engineering decisions behind production AI and full-stack products: what worked, what failed and what I would do differently next time.
What I look for when an AI feature has to survive real users, messy inputs and broken dependencies—not just a polished demo.
What building conversational agents taught me about explicit state, recovery paths and human handoffs outside a controlled demo.
Five boundaries I define early so a full-stack SaaS product can grow without losing control of data, permissions or integrations.