Jignesh Trivedi

Writing

Notes on software architecture, engineering leadership, and building AI that gives people more leverage.

Essay, September 2026 Human-first AI: build for leverage, not replacement

Good AI does not take the person off the lever. It moves the fulcrum. Why I think AI should amplify human judgment, and what that means for how we build software.

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Coming next

Essays I am working on. Want one when it is published? Send a quick email and I will share it.

  • In progress

    Which engineering principles survive an AI-native world

    Some rules of good software get stronger with AI. Some quietly stop applying. Sorting out which is which.

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  • In progress

    Persistent context: the missing layer in AI systems

    Why most AI tools forget what matters, and what an architecture for memory and context could look like.

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  • In progress

    Agents that amplify judgment

    Designing agents that make people better at decisions instead of making the decisions for them.

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  • In progress

    Leading engineering teams through AI adoption

    What changes for teams when AI joins the workflow, and what should not.

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