A reading path
From capability to practice
Begin with reliability, then consider the human and organisational work of making AI useful.
This is a suggested reading order through related essays, rather than a claim that they were published as a numbered series.
Read in this order
3 essaysCreating Reliable Systems from Unreliable Parts
A long-running engineering lesson: reliability is achieved through the arrangement of imperfect components.
Why AI Makes Organisations Slower Before It Makes Them Faster
When production accelerates and judgment does not, the bottleneck moves to coordination and integration.
The Integration Problem
Moving AI into professional practice creates new demands for expertise, evaluation, and accountable integration.