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Articles on putting AI into real products: retrieval without a vector database, model running costs, typed decisions and agents, from systems we run.

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A dark block for the build, people times months, paid once, followed by a monthly bill for model usage, hosting, search, monitoring and review that repeats without end.

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Manoj Sethi

Oct 5, 2026

7 min

AI app development cost: what you pay to build it, and every month after

AI app development cost is two numbers: the build, priced in people and months, and a running bill that never stops. How to estimate both, and cut them.

The question "is this a lead?" answered by a giant 0.91 instead of a rejected paragraph with "yes" buried in it, over the words Decisions, not text.

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Manoj Sethi

Sep 21, 2026

8 min

Jev is not a smaller LLM. It answers a different question.

TypeSafe’s Jev returns typed answers and probabilities in one pass. Where a System One model beats an LLM in a real product, and where it does not.

A chat card finds the refund policy for "can I get a refund?" by keyword counts of 6, 3 and 2, beside the words vector database struck through and Not needed.

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Manoj Sethi

Sep 17, 2026

6 min

You do not need a vector database for your first RAG chatbot

RAG without a vector database: for a few hundred pages, BM25 keyword search is enough. No embedding bill, and no data leaving your own server.

What Is Agentic AI, and How Does It Work in 2026

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Santosh Kumari

Aug 21, 2026

6 min

What Is Agentic AI, and How Does It Work in 2026

Discover what Agentic AI is, how it works, and why autonomous AI agents are transforming business, automation, and decision-making in 2026.

How AI Is Transforming Software Development in 2026: What Businesses Must Know

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Santosh Kumari

Jul 8, 2026

6 min

How AI Is Transforming Software Development in 2026: What Businesses Must Know

Discover how AI is revolutionizing software development in 2026 with intelligent automation, faster delivery, and scalable solutions.

Scaling AI Automation Enterprise Integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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Manoj Sethi

Jun 1, 2026

5 min

Scaling AI Automation: Enterprise Integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Connect AI automation to your existing tools with the Model Context Protocol, with secure access to your data.

Architecting Multi-Agent Systems for Complex Workflows

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Manoj Sethi

Jun 1, 2026

7 min

Architecting Multi-Agent Systems for Complex Workflows

Learn how to architect multi-agent AI systems for complex workflows, improving automation, collaboration, scalability, and business efficiency.

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