Strategy

Open weights vs frontier APIs vs self-hosting: a decision matrix built on request volume, data sensitivity, eval maturity and compliance.

MCP server security starts with one question: who can change a tool definition? Treat descriptions as untrusted input and add per-tool authorization.

Agentic coding security starts by treating agent-written code as a supply-chain input: track provenance, scope permissions and keep audit trails.

Open weights reshaped the model moat for commodity-tier workloads. The assets that compound are first-party data, workflow ownership, and distribution, not parameter scale. A framework for what to actually protect.

Agents with cloud credentials execute thousands of API calls per minute. Standard billing guardrails built for human interaction break entirely. Here is how to architect cost governance at machine speed.

All frontier labs have converged on distillation as their primary post-training method. The real innovation is no longer in pre-training but in post-training pipeline design. Here is why distillation will define competitive advantage in the next AI cycle.