Applied AI Notes
Applied AI Notes
Notes on applying AI in business: what to build, how to check that it works, and what to settle before anyone builds.
What Businesses Are Asking AI to Do
A monthly series on what businesses ask AI systems to do: what they want built, how they say success will be checked, and what they leave unsettled.
October 2026 edition
- Called an Agent, Specified as a WorkflowPart 1 of 3 · What businesses ask AI systems to do, and what their requirements actually describe.
- How Will Anyone Know It Works?Part 2 of 3 · What the requirements say about acceptance, oversight and running the system once it is live.
- Before You Commission an AgentPart 3 of 3 · What projects on existing AI systems specify, and five questions to answer before anyone builds.