Notes
Notes
Research-backed writing from Marc Lapointe of Lapointe Labs on AI implementation, engineering leverage, and the systems around the models.
August 3, 2026
The frontier is shorter than your planning cycleWhat DeepSeek's latest price-performance jump means for model strategy, senior engineers, and teams trying to keep up without chasing every release.
August 3, 2026
Moving upstream is not a career strategyWhy architecture alone will not keep senior engineers ahead of AI, and how executable judgment turns experience into a durable feedback loop.
August 3, 2026
Cheap code needs a verification budgetWhy lower inference prices move the engineering bottleneck into review, tests, and evidence—and how to measure the true cost of an accepted change.
August 3, 2026
Staying ahead is a control loop, not a tool stackA two-speed operating system for evaluating fast-moving AI models without forcing constant production churn or mistaking adoption for value.
August 4, 2026
Why AI work stalls after the demo — Marc Lapointe, Lapointe LabsMarc Lapointe of Lapointe Labs on the ordinary ownership, sequencing, and integration gaps that stop AI projects after a successful demo.