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AI Readiness Assessment: Six Practical Checks
Assess one AI use case across its goal, data, definitions, systems, controls, and people. Resolve gaps before building and review company-wide risks.
Is AI Consulting Worth It?
Assess AI consulting against a clear business goal. Compare options, costs, controls, deliverables, and ownership before choosing a partner.
What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer?
A forward deployed engineer works with customers to deliver software. Compare internal, vendor, and outside teams against your systems and goals.
Why AI Agents Break After the Demo
AI agent failures can start in the model or its surrounding system. Check tests, sources, permissions, monitoring, and ownership before changing it.
Why AI Pilots Fail in Finance
Finance AI needs checked figures, clear sources, and appropriate controls. Learn how to separate recorded facts from forecasts and test a pilot.
Your AI Needs Clear Limits and Someone Accountable
Put AI to work with clear permissions, action records, and continued support. Learn how Chiri approaches accountable company-specific AI.
Knowledge Graph vs Vector Database vs Ontology: Which Layer Decides AI Output Quality?
Knowledge graph, vector database, ontology: two are storage and one is meaning. What each does, which failure each causes, and the five checks to run before you build.
Pods, Not Departments: How Chiri Structures AI Delivery Work
See how Chiri pairs engineers with business operators to deliver AI work. Learn how weekly demonstrations keep teams involved.
What Real AI Agent Governance Looks Like in Practice
Matthew Wimberly explains five AI governance practices, including data controls, access rules, and cost limits.
Where Digital Twins Come In: From a Wastewater Plant to Company Memory
Matthew Wimberly explains how digital twins and connected company knowledge support business continuity.
The Seat Survived. The Margin Didn’t.
Explore why AI can preserve software subscriptions while shifting value toward providers that deliver business results.
Cheaper Tokens, Bigger Bills
Learn why AI bills can rise as token prices fall. Track cost per completed task to understand spending.