Omi Iyamu · Personal DossierVol. XVII · 2026 Edition
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§ V, Essays

Blog.

Long‑form pieces on AI, leadership, and the slow work of turning research into product. No set cadence, these go up when they're ready.

2026 · 04 · 12
11 min read

The Research → Product Gap

Why most 'AI breakthroughs' never ship, and the 12-week playbook I used at Google Brain to move them from paper to production.

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2026 · 02 · 28
7 min read

Hiring for AI Taste

Resumes, demos, and model evals are all lagging indicators. Here's what I screen for instead.

Includes Pull quote
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2026 · 01 · 17
6 min read

RAG Is Not Architecture

RAG is a technique. If your 'AI strategy' is a vector database, you don't have one.

Includes Diagram
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2025 · 11 · 09
14 min read

Notes on Governing AI at Hyperscale

What I learned authoring Google's company-wide AI/ML privacy framework, and how I'd rewrite it for 2026.

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