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The Vigil
Practical notes on home security, business resilience, and living thoughtfully with AI.
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What to put in a model, and what never to put in.
Sep 16, 2026 · Note
Give the bot a test it can fail
A polished demo answers the questions somebody prepared for it. Your business needs to know what happens with the awkward ones. Before relying on an AI assistan…
Sep 7, 2026 · Note
The document can give the bot instructions
You ask an assistant to summarize a document. The document includes text telling the assistant to ignore your request or reveal information. That is one form of…
Aug 30, 2026 · Note
Let the assistant draft before it acts
An assistant that drafts a customer reply can save time. Giving it permission to send that reply, change the customer record, and delete the original message is…
Aug 22, 2026 · Note
Open the source before you trust the answer
An answer with a citation looks more trustworthy than an answer without one. It still needs checking. Generative AI can produce confident mistakes, including re…
Aug 1, 2026 · Note
AI in the kitchen
Voice assistants hear more than recipes. So do the homework bots, the camera apps that now “summarize the day,” and the chat tools the kids use without asking.…