The Technomist

Beyond LLMs: Anatomy of Agentic Systems - 2026 Edition Part II

From compound AI systems to the agentic loop, MCP, APIs, frameworks, and the rise of the Claws. A technical map of what it takes to build with AI agents…

41 mins ago • Adel Zaalouk

Beyond LLMs: Moats, Distribution, and the Value Lifecycle - 2026 Edition Part III

What makes one AI product defensible against another? Data, specialization, compound moats, and how the whole AI product stack maps to Moore's…

2 hrs ago • Adel Zaalouk

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Beyond LLMs: The Whole Product Framework for AI - 2026 Edition Part I

What Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Levitt's whole product model, and Geoffrey Moore's crossing the chasm can teach us about building AI products that…

2 hrs ago • Adel Zaalouk

February 2026

The Verification Bottleneck: Why AI’s Real Cost Is Human Attention

AI scales execution to near-zero cost. But verifying that output stays biologically bounded. The bottleneck isn't intelligence anymore. It's human…

Feb 26 • Adel Zaalouk

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If AI Can Code, Who Makes the Call?

Builder PMs? ~ Co-authored by 🤖

Feb 15 • Adel Zaalouk

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March 2025

Standardizing AI Value? The Tech and Economics Behind Anthropic's MCP

Decoding MCP's Technology, Market Impact, and Potential as a Foundational AI Standard.

Mar 30, 2025 • Adel Zaalouk

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RAG Reigns Supreme: Why Retrieval Still Rules!

RAG is dead, Long-Live RAG

Mar 15, 2025 • Adel Zaalouk

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December 2024

The Technomist on AI: Volume 2024 - 2025 Outlook

Sifting Through 2024, Gazing at 2025

Dec 29, 2024 • Adel Zaalouk

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October 2024

Generative AI's Growing Tech Debt: Managing the Ripple Effect

Prepare for the Next Wave of (Generative) AI

Oct 20, 2024 • Adel Zaalouk

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The Transient Nature of Prompt Engineering: A Call for More Robust Language Models

Moving Beyond the Hack Towards Robust and User-Friendly Language Models

Oct 17, 2024 • Adel Zaalouk

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The AI Cybersecurity Market: Navigating Opportunities and Risks

Understanding the key trends and opportunities.

Oct 13, 2024 • Adel Zaalouk

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August 2024

Balancing the Yin/Yang of AI Emergence

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Aug 31, 2024 • Adel Zaalouk

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