found a $40k AI pilot stuck in legal for 3 months
not because the agent broke
because nobody agreed whose data it was touching
the demo was fine. the contract wasn't.
that's where AI projects die rn.
- ran redwerk for 20 years. US startups still ask the same question first: "where are your devs?" not "show me what you shipped." location is the least interesting variable. output is the only one that matters.
- found a RAG setup in a client codebase. pdfs dumped into vectors, chat UI on top, shipped. works until someone asks anything that connects two documents. then it confidently lies. architecture is the product.
- banks are now blocking AI agents from accessing customer accounts not hackers. your own AI assistant. the thing you authorized is the threat now. wild.
- found a 400-line prompt in a founder's repo. it's the codebase now. vibe coding salesforce apps in minutes sounds great until someone has to maintain it speed is real. ownership isn't.
