ExplainerAI in production
Scheduled AI work needs an execution contract
Bind the schedule to a model, tools, input state, destination and acceptance evidence, then reconcile the actual run before retrying or declaring success.
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Guides, news and explanations about AI and reliable systems.
ExplainerAI in production
Bit-exact decoding turns inference speedups into testable changes
Compare reference and speculative paths for token-level equivalence, then run a separate capacity trial so speed cannot conceal a serving-contract change.
GuideAI in production
Build an inference compatibility suite before changing the runtime
Pin the model artifact, template, runtime and hardware, then exercise fixed protocol tests and preserve raw differences before approving a serving change.
ExplainerAI in production
Coding agent benchmarks: what actually won?
A coding agent's tools and testing policy help determine its benchmark result. Understand what was compared before choosing a setup for your team.
ExplainerAI in production
Long agent sessions need a prompt-cache SLI
Measure cached input against total input, locate the prefix miss boundary, and judge cache changes beside latency, task cost and correction work.
GuideAI in production
Auditing AI-generated tests and documentation before cleanup
Review the claim each test or document protects, challenge the evidence, and record a keep, rewrite or retire decision before deleting repository history.
ExplainerAI in production
Running Codex CLI as a supervised worker process
A host that launches codex exec must own the process, thread lease, JSONL trace, cancellation and artifact checks. Resume is a lifecycle decision, not a shell shortcut.
ExplainerPlatform engineering
What Basalt changes in a Blackwell local inference stack
Basalt narrows local inference to Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on Blackwell. Its memory and concurrency controls matter more than copying the largest throughput number.
GuideObservability
Shadow-testing an AI log classifier before migration
Run a candidate log classifier beside the current route, preserve complete outcomes, and promote only the slices whose mistakes and review cost are understood.
ExplainerAI in production
Claude’s new API credits do not remove Agent SDK subscription access
Anthropic’s October 7 credits add a Console-funded path for eligible subscribers. Subscription access remains, while scheduled agents still need task budgets spanning retries and verification.
ExplainerPlatform engineering
How Infermeld runs one model across AMD and NVIDIA GPUs
Infermeld makes a mixed-GPU llama.cpp launch inspectable. Its recorded failures show why separate device allocations and completed workload checks matter more than adding VRAM capacities.
GuideAI in production
Instinct: from a text or call to a confirmed task
Instinct brings personal tasks into connected services. A hypothetical booking and notification worker show how permission, provider confirmation and uncertain results affect what happens next.