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Ashkan Kardan

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Thoughts on AI engineering, building intelligent systems, and practical automation.

Build an AI Customer Support Chatbot in 20 Minutes
Tutorial

Build an AI Customer Support Chatbot in 20 Minutes

An honest look at when AI chatbots actually help your business — plus a working Python demo you can clone and run right now.

Apr 19, 20267 min
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AI Automation vs. Traditional Automation: When to Use Each (With a Hands-On Tutorial)
Automation

AI Automation vs. Traditional Automation: When to Use Each (With a Hands-On Tutorial)

Traditional automation handles rules. AI automation handles judgment. Learn the difference, see real cost data, and build a hybrid invoice processor with OpenAI and Python.

Apr 12, 20267 min
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Building a RAG System That Doesn't Hallucinate
AI Engineering

Building a RAG System That Doesn't Hallucinate

A practical guide to retrieval-augmented generation with quality guardrails — what works, what doesn't, and how to know the difference.

Aug 15, 20248 min
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