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Lessons from embedding assistants in production apps — guardrails, latency budgets, and when not to use a model at all.
Published January 18, 2026
By Alex Rivera
Category Product
Reading time 10 min
The best AI features disappear into workflows. Users should not think about models — they should finish tasks faster with fewer errors.
We prototype with real data early, measure task completion instead of demo wow-factor, and keep humans in the loop for high-stakes decisions.
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