Technical AI articles, research write-ups, benchmarks and deep dives curated by ChAIcked.
A Web3 founder shares a five-point framework for vetting external development teams, emphasizing quality of questions, communication, and risk mitigation in early-stage hiring decisions.
Blog · Business Operations · Team Building · — Open article
A CLI-based approach enables AI agents to access Slack context without requiring OAuth setup or admin approval. This removes friction for agents that need incident threads and unwritten team decisions to complete tasks like opening pull requests.
Blog · AI Agents · Integrations · Developer Tools · — Open article
A developer argues that MCP, despite backing from major AI labs and high adoption, consumes excessive context tokens and degrades performance compared to simpler alternatives like bash scripting.
Blog · Tools · Context Window · Protocol Design · — Open article
A developer documents how MCP servers consume context tokens rapidly, causing Claude Code conversations to degrade after 15 messages and resulting in thousands of dollars in annual wasted API costs.
Blog · Cost Optimization · Tools · LLMOps · — Open article
A benchmark of 10 popular MCP servers shows token injection ranging from minimal to 47,000 tokens per initialization, with cumulative JSON schema overhead exceeding 300,000 tokens across all tested servers.
Blog · Tools · Benchmarking · Performance · — Open article
Tutorial on implementing Model Context Protocol servers to bridge AI agents with external APIs and databases. Demonstrates structured interaction patterns between AI assistants and backend systems through MCP architecture.
Blog · Model Context Protocol · AI Integration · Development · — Open article
A solo developer shares insights from examining database logs of their AI coding mentor application, discovering how actual users interact with the system and uncovering unexpected usage patterns.
Blog · Development · Observability · User Research · — Open article
Developer shares an on-device machine learning solution for crash detection in Flutter apps using TensorFlow Lite and raw sensor data, eliminating dependency on network connectivity for emergency response features.
Blog · Edge AI · Mobile Development · TensorFlow Lite · On-Device ML · — Open article
Tutorial explaining container orchestration concepts for managing distributed applications at scale. Covers automated scaling, load balancing, and deployment strategies as application user bases grow.
Blog · DevOps · Cloud Infrastructure · Container Orchestration · — Open article
Explores why LLMs produce plausible but incorrect mathematical answers despite clear step-by-step reasoning. Addresses a fundamental gap between language pattern matching and symbolic computation.
Blog · LLMs · Model Behavior · Research · — Open article
A technical walkthrough of implementing AI-powered document scanning for financial records using prompt engineering and schema validation. The article covers practical approaches to reliable OCR and data extraction for property management workflows.
Blog · Prompt Engineering · Document Processing · AI Applications · — Open article
A developer guide on using AI code generation and sprite creation tools to accelerate game prototyping in Phaser, bridging the gap between functional mechanics and polished visual presentation.
Blog · Game Development · Code Generation · AI Tools · — Open article
Discussion exploring why locally-run large language models often underperform relative to their reported capabilities. Covers factors affecting inference quality in self-hosted deployments.
Blog · LLMs · Inference · Local Deployment · — Open article
A guide to evolving a LangGraph prototype into a production-ready system that manages real booking data. The article covers backend architecture patterns needed to transition from demo to deployable agent.
Blog · LangGraph · Agent Development · Backend Architecture · — Open article
A practical guide on using LoRA fine-tuning to address under-labeling challenges in SigLip models. The post outlines decision criteria for determining whether fine-tuning aligns with your project goals and constraints.
Blog · Fine-Tuning · Computer Vision · Model Optimization · — Open article
A software engineering student documents a personal DevOps learning plan covering cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools, validated against actual job market requirements in Europe.
Blog · DevOps · Cloud Infrastructure · Career Development · — Open article
Guide on post-processing speech recognition and language model outputs to add proper punctuation using lightweight client-side techniques instead of additional model inference.
Blog · Development · Speech Recognition · Text Processing · — Open article
Deep dive into how state, memory and checkpointing concepts overlap and interact when building practical AI agents, moving beyond theoretical separation.
Blog · AI Agents · Architecture · Development · — Open article
A tutorial breaking down OAuth2 authentication concepts for developers integrating third-party login flows like Google Sign-In into side projects, removing jargon barriers.
Blog · Authentication · Development · — Open article
An analysis of why traditional chat-based AI products fall short for multi-turn, multi-agent work requiring explicit goal tracking, ownership, state management, and verifiable outcomes.
Blog · AI Products · Agents · Design · — Open article