Deep Dives: researched articles on building with AI

Ink drawing: a builder about to set a brick on a wooden crate pauses to read the blank tag tied to its latch, where an orange padlock hangs open.

Article · 10 November 2026

What Are Open-Source AI Models and How Did They Come to Be?

Many AI models are now called open, but the word does not mean one thing. This article explains what each label lets you do, how open and closed models compare, and five questions to ask before you build on one.

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Ink drawing: a watchmaker at his bench holds an orange pocket watch to his ear and listens to it tick, with a questioning look.

Article · 4 November 2026

Before You Serve a Quantised LLM, Run This Short Check

A model file can load, answer at normal speed, and still fail the job you need it for. Here is what one audit found, and a check to run before you serve a build.

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Ink drawing: a traveller with a suitcase stands in the aisle of a grand booking hall, where almost every bench has a folded orange cloth on it to mark it as reserved.

Article · 4 November 2026

Before You Buy AI Compute, Ask These Five Questions

At AWS, the biggest blocks of committed cloud capacity are now booked years ahead. Twenty years of GPU history show where else extra capacity can come from.

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Report cover: retinal blood vessels drawn in thin blue lines around an orange-ringed point.

Research report · 8 October 2026

Silent until it isn’t

What AI can and can’t do for diabetic retinopathy screening in India. By Prasanth Ghanta, PhD.

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Researched articles and reports

What Are Open-Source AI Models and How Did They Come to Be?

Before You Serve a Quantised LLM, Run This Short Check

Before You Buy AI Compute, Ask These Five Questions

Silent until it isn’t

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