An argued position · AI engineering
AI is inference.
Your product cannot be.
Models are powerful proposal engines. The durable system around them must make completion, safety and regression mechanically observable.
InferenceSpecificationFalsifiable gatesDependable system
The gap
A plausible answer and a correct implementation can look identical until a counterexample arrives. Confidence is not a delivery control.
The surrounding machine
A compiled plan, independent tests, mutation checks, equivalence harnesses and production evidence turn stochastic labour into a bounded engineering process.
Where value settles
Models become faster and cheaper. The durable value sits in domain specification, accrued operational data, verification systems and the ability to change without losing the product's meaning.