February 8, 2026
We need more detailed specifications
Detailed specs do not stop feature drift when teams skip the verification loops that align mental models before anything gets built.
Specs
February 14, 2026
What a brick teaches us about AI-driven product development
Spec-first AI workflows manufacture false certainty in unknown territory. Real progress comes from touching constraints first, then documenting what the system proves to be true.
February 16, 2026
Spec-first is anxiety management
In unknown territory, comprehensive specs don’t reduce risk — they manufacture false certainty. Build small tests, document learning, and iterate with cheap context re-entry.
February 17, 2026
AI can get you 90% of the way to a spec in seconds
AI-generated specs don’t just save time — they frame the problem. That first frame anchors your thinking, narrows the solution space, and can quietly outsource the highest-leverage part of design.
February 20, 2026
Builder mode vs architect mode in AI development
Most AI dev workflows assume you’re executing a resolved plan. Real product work is architectural discovery — and specs should be the output, not the input.
February 20, 2026
The biggest lie in AI-assisted development
Better specs don’t fix AI projects. Context decay does. SR-SI compresses architectural memory into a shallow index the AI consults and maintains to prevent drift.
February 23, 2026
The AI isn't an oracle, it's a collaborator
Oracle AI generates synthetic certainty from zero context. Embedded AI collaborates with lived project memory, maintaining continuity across sessions and building from real constraints.
February 27, 2026
Ambiguity is information, not a problem
Forcing uncertainty into structured requirements doesn’t remove ambiguity — it hides it. The cost shows up later as the wrong thing, built perfectly.
February 28, 2026
The architect and the builder
AI can accelerate execution, but its bigger advantage is accelerating discovery. The question is whether you’re using AI to follow plans, or to find better ones.
March 9, 2026
This is what every PM says when features keep getting built wrong.
When features keep shipping wrong, the issue usually isn’t spec depth — it’s missing verification loops that align mental models before building.