Notes and essays
Hi, I'm Mamdouh
A personal blog where I write about artificial intelligence and building products; sometimes recommendation systems and search engines, sometimes learning and what I discover while building, reading, and experimenting. Away from technology, I like history and tea.
RSSAre We Repeating the Ottomans' Blind Spot?
An essay about the printing press, the Ottomans' blind spot around it, and what we can learn as we look at artificial intelligence today.
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How I Built My Best Experience With AI Models
On building a personal memory system for language models using organized text files instead of random memory inside every app.
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Hybrid Search
A practical explanation of hybrid search, and why combining keyword search with semantic search makes search feel better.
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