Archive - Loadbearing Tech

Most "self-improving" AI agents don't actually improve

Out of 9 running in production, only 2 had a key element: verifier grounded in the real world

Jul 22 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

Why the Remote Labor Index jump doesn't mean AI replaces jobs

... about real-world automation of knowledge work and enterprise workflows

Jul 14 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

The more capable the agent, the more Forward Deployed Engineers you hire to deploy it

What the 2010s software boom tells us about the state of enterprise AI

Jul 9 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

Do not overcomplicate: Agentic Harness

Enough to understand but not enough to get stuck

Jul 6 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

June 2026

Every emerging tech has to yield to the Muck Layer

Most knowledge jobs - regardless how online they seem - have a moat that protects them from being replaced by pure automation, a deep “muck layer”.

Jun 29 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

AI safety needs more people who deploy stuff in the real world

There’s a looming brittleness of "fast ROI" approach that can quickly multiply across finance, healthcare, institutional underpinning of everyday life

Jun 1 • Kamila Selig | AI @ Big Tech

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