Notes

Short, practical writing on applied AI — what works, what doesn’t, and how to tell the difference before you spend the money.

Judgement1 September 2026

When not to use a language model

The most valuable sentence in an AI strategy is often the one that says "no". Five situations where a lookup table, a rule, or a person will beat a language model on cost, reliability, and your ability to explain the answer.

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