https://korets.net/writing/ Field notes on AI systems in production. en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://korets.net/writing/ai-operational-last-mile/ https://korets.net/writing/ai-operational-last-mile/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. A production AI system needs source data, validation, approval gates, and an audit trail built around how a product or service is delivered. https://korets.net/writing/marco-infrastructure-before-ai-copy/ https://korets.net/writing/marco-infrastructure-before-ai-copy/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. Marco is an outbound AI agent that begins with sender health, deliverability gates, and signals before it writes a message. https://korets.net/writing/hunter-rules-before-autonomy/ https://korets.net/writing/hunter-rules-before-autonomy/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. Hunter runs persistent PPC operations across Google and Microsoft Ads, but meaningful changes stay governed by written rules and human approval. https://korets.net/writing/oscar-dashboard-wrong-interface/ https://korets.net/writing/oscar-dashboard-wrong-interface/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. Oscar is a self-hosted YouTube operations agent that turns analytics, SEO, captions, and channel tools into a plain-language interface. https://korets.net/writing/inspectpilot-reputation-vs-record/ https://korets.net/writing/inspectpilot-reputation-vs-record/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. InspectPilot pairs inspection scheduling with a compliance engine built on roughly 11 million Los Angeles inspection records over 13 years. https://korets.net/writing/ai-build-vs-buy-line/ https://korets.net/writing/ai-build-vs-buy-line/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. A field note on replacing selected SaaS tools with self-hosted systems, where ownership saves money, and where it creates new operating costs. https://korets.net/writing/behind-the-watt-ai-with-receipts/ https://korets.net/writing/behind-the-watt-ai-with-receipts/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. Behind the Watt is an open evidence database that uses AI to extract claims from public records while preserving source-level provenance and human approval. https://korets.net/writing/ai-operating-principle/ https://korets.net/writing/ai-operating-principle/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Yaroslav Korets Built. Shipped. Running. A production pattern for AI systems: let software handle persistence and volume, keep consequential decisions with people, and log every action.