AI / ML · 5 min read
Follow One Vendor Price from Source Row to Project Selection
Trace a vendor price through AI extraction, source review, catalogue storage, and project selection in an illustrative Sheet Parser workflow.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
Prediction: Easier AI Extraction Will Make Source Review More Valuable
Explore why source-linked review could become a stronger product feature as extracting draft data becomes easier, and how to test that idea.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
Eight Synthetic Rows to Challenge an AI Price-Sheet Parser
Build eight small vendor-sheet fixtures that expose missing values, unit confusion, identity loss, CSV errors, and injected instructions.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
Evaluating LLM Extraction: Measure the Rows That Matter
Build a useful evaluation set for price-sheet extraction, with row matching, field accuracy, abstentions, and document-level failure analysis.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
LLM Provider Fallbacks Need a Product Policy
Design OpenRouter fallback behavior around compatible schemas, approved providers, bounded attempts, and draft integrity.
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Human Review for AI Data: Design the Acceptance Boundary
Make extracted data reviewable with source evidence, field-level corrections, revision checks, and an explicit transition into accepted records.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
Valid JSON Is Not Enough to Approve an Extracted Vendor Price
Separate response shape, business rules, and source agreement when reviewing AI-extracted prices, using a valid but incorrect row.
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AI / ML · 5 min read
Missing Prices Need a Review State, Not a Zero
Model missing vendor prices explicitly so an empty cell remains a review task and a genuine zero retains its meaning.
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When a Pack Price Looks Like a Unit Price After Extraction
Preserve selling units and pack quantities when interpreting vendor sheets so price comparisons keep their original meaning.
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AI Price-Sheet Parsing: System Design for Validation and Retries
Design an LLM price-sheet workflow with OpenRouter, Node.js, Prisma, and PostgreSQL, including source review, job states, and safe retries.
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From Audio to Insight: ASR and Diarization Pipelines
Generic speech-to-text falls apart in noisy, multi-speaker rooms. Domain tuning is the whole game.
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LLMs in Production: Structuring Unstructured Speech
Validate the shape of model output, preserve its source and design a review path for unsupported or missing information.
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