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Blog.
Research, engineering,
and the parts worth keeping.
- Engineering noteVoice systems
The voice that survived
The first HALO was deleted. I kept the voice stack: a smaller cache, conditioning loaded once, and audio that starts before the sentence is finished.
- Design noteObservation
Let the model see the result
An agent needs observations it can inspect again, especially when its first explanation is wrong.
- Design noteSystems
Stages small enough to test
A pipeline can have correct components and still produce the wrong answer. The boundaries deserve their own tests.
- Design noteInterfaces
A face for a program
A small face can make an interface feel present. It also creates an obligation to separate expression from evidence.