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The EU AI Act for teams shipping ML features: a builder's orientation
Most ML features you ship are minimal or limited-risk under the EU AI Act, but you still owe users transparency. Here is how the risk tiers actually map to product decisions — from an engineering team, not a law firm. Journal · · 7 minA case for not using AI — and using ML instead
Every app shipped in 2026 bolted a chat box onto something. Here's the case for the boring alternative: ranked suggestions from a small model, cheap enough to run on every screen load, explainable enough to defend in a clinic. Journal · · 7 minMachine learning vs LLM recommender systems: when classic ML wins
Machine learning vs an LLM recommender system: for ranked suggestions, classic ML usually wins on cost, latency, explainability and cold-start. Here's how to decide. Journal · · 8 minHow to build a recommender system without user tracking
A recommender system without user tracking is built on content features and session-local signals, not cross-user profiling. Here is how we ship one — and the accuracy we trade away.— The journal, by email
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