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Recurrent Neural Networks
Recurrent Neural Networks
6/17/2026
How (and Why) I Built an AI Assistant

How (and Why) I Built an AI Assistant

Short summary

Author built a custom AI assistant from scratch instead of using existing solutions, documenting architecture, implementation, failures, and practical reliance. Provides a decision framework for when custom AI tooling makes sense versus commercial offerings.

  • •Custom AI assistant built with documented architecture and actual code
  • •Honest accounting of what broke and how it evolved
  • •Decision rationale: when to build vs. buy AI tools

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

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