I build AI systems, and the checks that keep them honest.

I am building Kalvi to teach what you want to learn so it lasts. It tests what you can do with and without tools, then lets you prove it. I have written 4 books on Indian philosophy and attention.

Start here A check that cannot look Every serious bug in my personal agent was a check that reported clean because it could not look. Nine cases, why the shape recurs, and what I do now. 7 min read

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