FAI Newsletter

From Trace to Behavior: Instrumenting the Signals That Matter

The Decision-Context Pack: What to Capture Before Something Breaks

An investigation can only use what existed before it started. The way to know what to keep is to run the investigation backwards.

"Why Did It Do That?": A 15-Minute Decision Investigation

One agent decision, a stopwatch, and only the artifacts you already keep.

The Senior-Engineer Tax: What an AI Incident Actually Costs to Diagnose

Four numbers from your last AI incident. The first is the one everyone reaches for, and the least useful of the four.

Triage by Stability: Deciding Which AI Decisions Deserve a Second Look

You can't review every decision an agent makes. Here's how to find the ones actually worth your time.

From Trace to Behavior: Instrumenting the Signals That Matter

What to capture when a bad AI decision doesn't throw an error.