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Notes from the build log.

Writing on AI automation for small and medium businesses, from consulting work.

May 18, 20263 min read

White hat hacking an AI agent: what safety testing looks like

Ten probes against a healthcare AI agent, run twice from two accounts. Nine matched. One guardrail held for one account and failed for the other.

AI SafetyHealthcareRed Teaming

May 14, 20263 min read

The chatbot is the easy part

Every SMB I talk to asks for a chatbot first. The value is in the workflow it plugs into, and that is the part to design first.

AI StrategySMBWorkflow

April 30, 20262 min read

Build vs fold into existing

Two projects, five days apart, where the right move was to fold new work into an existing system instead of building alongside it.

AI StrategyEngineeringDecision Making

March 6, 20263 min read

Two months embedded in healthcare AI: the value is not in the tools

Two months as an embedded AI consultant at a healthcare tech company: what shipped, and why knowing what to build next mattered more than the tools.

Case StudyHealthcareEmbedded Consulting

December 4, 20253 min read

The hybrid AI video pipeline: why pure generation is not enough yet

For a modular collectible launch, pure generative video kept warping rigid plastic into rubber. The fix was a hybrid pipeline with deterministic 3D physics underneath the AI surface.

AI Video3DProduction Pipeline

November 1, 20252 min read

Pattern3 is open for new client work

AI for the little guys. What Pattern3 builds, who we build it for, and what we can spin up fast.

Pattern3ServicesSMB

Notes from the build log.Notes from the build log.