So I spent Thursday at XT26 over at Tower Hill, and I’m finally getting round to writing it up — coffee in hand, brain still slightly fried from the day. If you haven't come across XT26 before, it's a one-day conference put on by JUXT, aimed squarely at engineers working in financial services. It wasContinue reading “A day at XT26 — what fintech engineers are actually saying about AI”
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Understanding How AI Systems Actually Work: A Layered View From Weights to Agents
A personal reference to the four layers behind every AI product — model, inference engine, orchestrator, and agent — plus the key technical concepts that show up inside them.
Productivity Tips #2 – Working From Home (WFH)
Since the lock down began due to coronavirus, I’ve had to change the way I work and the way I interact with my team. I’ve found that some people have enjoyed the freedom and flexibility, whilst others have found it challenging and boring. Many are still struggling to adapt. There are 5 key elements toContinue reading “Productivity Tips #2 – Working From Home (WFH)”
Productivity Tip #1 – Eisenhower Matrix
One technique that I’ve found particularly helpful, from a time management and prioritisation perspective, has been to bucket anything someone is asking me to do into one of the four categories in the Eisenhower Matrix.