Writing
Essays on governing AI agents — and the latest from @coatcheckai.
Essays
EssayAI Prospects for 2027 — Part 1: What to Prepare For
Notes from someone who governs agents in production
EssayNeither of Us Is Human
Notes on working with AI as a partner
From Instagram
The duck conductor is punching tickets on the Prod Express: no approval, no ride.
Door duty: a robot flashes bogus credentials, and the duck on the list is not fooled.
A 3 a.m. page reaches the duck, who answers without handing the agent any praise.
The lifeguard duck whistles, the cat posts a warning, and the robot splashes in anyway.
Approval pending, human unavailable. The cat asleep on the keyboard is the workflow now.
The agent can plead, bribe, and bring coffee all it likes; the decision is already made.
A smoking production database gets checked at the door. The duck holds it until a human says yes.
One prompt-injected sticky note — that's all it takes.
The strongest objection to AI governance, answered honestly: "built right" is a design-time claim — the agent lives at runtime.