Don't start Agentic AI with frameworks like AutoGen or LangGraph—they lock you into a worldview. Build from first principles while the field is still evolving rapidly.
Reflections on Using DeepSeek r1
A critical review of DeepSeek r1 comparing it to GPT-4o and o1, finding it lacking in instruction following and reasoning depth, but exceptional in Chinese language mastery and creative writing.
From the All-Purpose Hospital to Smart Triage: Using a Hospital Analogy to Understand the Evolution of DeepSeek's Models
Explains DeepSeek v2 and v3's Mixture of Experts architecture using a hospital analogy, covering expert specialization, routing, load balancing challenges, and cross-node communication.
When AI Becomes Your Direct Report: Three Management Pitfalls Tech People Must Overcome
Uses a debugging session to illustrate three key AI management skills: resisting the urge to take over, providing visual context instead of vague complaints, and teaching methodology rather than giving answers—the shift from IC to manager mindset.
Taking Cursor's Intelligence to the Next Level with Multi-Agent
How separating Planner and Executor roles, enforcing document-based communication, and using o1 as Planner transformed Cursor from a simple assistant into a multi-agent system.