What “Small” LLMs Are Actually Good For
Practical uses, trade‑offs, and benchmarks that matter for teams without unlimited GPUs.
AI in the Real World
Evidence‑based notes from building and shipping with machine learning. News I actually read, reviews I test, and essays from the messy edge. By Jen.
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Agents in Production: What Survives Contact with Users
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Vector DBs in 2025: Pinecone vs Qdrant vs Weaviate
Latency under load, cost cliffs, and the operational gotchas I wish I knew earlier.
Running Whisper Locally for Real‑World Meetings
Hardware, models, and a dumb‑simple pipeline your future self won’t hate.
Quick Notes
Paper to watch: Efficient fine‑tuning without crying
LoRA still wins for most teams. The surprise is where QLoRA breaks (and how to spot it).