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Practical writing on AI agents, LLM applications, and workflow automation for teams deciding what is worth building before they commit to code.

RPA vs AI Agent: The Differences and What to Choose in 2026

RPA and an AI agent are not the same thing. RPA is a software robot that replays clicks in user interfaces, good where there is no API and the process never changes. An AI agent reads content and decides within boundaries. Between them sits plain API automation, often the cheapest and enough. You start with a free process scan.

Who Is Liable for AI Agent Decisions? Accountability in 2026

Who is liable for an AI agent's decisions? Toward your customer and the law, the company that deploys the agent is liable, not the model and not the model vendor. \"The AI made a mistake\" is not a defense. Since the liability is yours, you need an architecture of accountability: boundaries, an audit trail, escalations, and least privilege.

Why Do AI Projects Fail? Causes of Failed Implementations 2026

Why do AI projects fail? Because the loudest failure numbers (40%, 50%, 95%, 42%, 80%) measure entirely different things, and the panic comes from mixing them. One table sorts the sources and scopes, then the real causes, then the moment when abandoning a project is not failure but governance working as intended.

AI Agent Glossary: 25 Terms Sellers Conflate, in Plain Language (2026)

An AI agent, in plain language, is a system that performs work within boundaries, not one that only answers questions like a chatbot. A glossary of 25 terms sellers conflate: agent vs chatbot vs copilot, agent washing, MCP, RAG, human-in-the-loop, tokens. One difference sets the budget: an agent that runs a process from €6,000 net, a chatbot a fraction of that.

Custom AI App: When a Ready Tool Is Not Enough, and What an MVP Costs (2026)

How much does a custom AI app cost in Poland in 2026? A dedicated AI app is a project implementation: simple process automation from €3,500 net, an AI MVP typically €6,000–35,000 net. The price depends on integrations and scope, not the label. You start with a free process scan.

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n8n: What It Is and When It Stops Being Enough (2026)

n8n is a fair-code workflow automation platform: self-host it for the cost of a server, or use n8n Cloud from €20 a month. We explain what it does, who it is for, the GDPR edge of self-hosting, and where a workflow ends: exactly where a decision and an exception begin. You start with a free process scan.

Vibe Coding Explained: What It Is, What It Is Not, and How to Work Agentically in Production (2026)

Vibe coding means describing a task in plain language and letting an AI model write the code. Andrej Karpathy coined the term on 2 February 2025, and Collins named \"vibe coding\" its Word of the Year 2025. It is a great way to build a prototype and a poor way to build a system that has to run in production a year later. We explain where a demo ends and agentic work begins, with boundaries, tests, review, and a trail, and when vibe coding turns dangerous.