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Essays

Long-form writing from the edge of technology, systems and knowledge. Fewer pieces, each one dense, most growing out of the Atlas of AI.

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Marcelo Leal · June 15, 2026

The Capability Model: A Map from Intent to Production

A layered map for taking AI from intent to production: the capabilities a business needs, the four layers that deliver them, the constraints that bound them all, and why the data layer is where it goes deepest.

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Marcelo Leal · June 1, 2026

The Atlas Of AI: Origins and Motivations

Why I map the field of AI as a living graph of concepts, premises, constraints and tensions: what the Atlas is, how to read it, and why the connections matter more than the definitions.

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