Vin Patel is an AI technologist, published author, and open-source builder with 25+ years in technology. Creator of Manuscript, AEORank, and the Bhagavad Gita App. His work has been archived by the British Library and cited by UKCERT.
Vin Patel
I build AI tools, write books, and ship open-source software.
25 years in tech. Creator of Manuscript, AEORank, and the Bhagavad Gita App.
The Dispatch · One AI signal a day
Daily Dispatch
All signalsOne AI signal a day. What happened, why it matters, what to do about it.
Plan-and-Patch Asks Whether Diffusion Language Models Should Write Agent Plans
Plan-and-Patch pitches diffusion language models as agent planners that can fix one bad step instead of regenerating the whole plan. Here is the mechanism and the test.
Google's Gemini Goes Agentic, and Businesses Get It First
TechCrunch reports Google is bringing agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses. What the headline commits Google to, and what it leaves open for builders.
Hilt's $4.2M Seed Bets on Breach Prevention
Hilt, a cybersecurity startup, raised $4.2M in seed funding on a breach-prevention pitch. Here is what that bet means for teams shipping AI products.
Should You Switch to Mistral Large 4 This Week?
Mistral published Large 4. Before you repoint production traffic, here is what the release history says about how to handle a new flagship.
Can Anthropic Report Your Claude Diary Entry to Police? One Woman Faces a Felony
TechSpot reports Anthropic flagged a Claude diary entry to police and a woman now faces a felony charge. Here is what that confirms and what builders should assume.
Insights
View allLong-form essays on AI, building products, and the future of software.
The Maturity Curve: How AI Models Stopped Competing on Intelligence
The frontier converged faster than the discourse priced in. This is what a small AI publishing operation learns from picking a model every …
The $1.75 Trillion Wire: What SpaceX's IPO Actually Means for Builders
The largest IPO in history happened on June 12, 2026. The interesting part isn't the number. It's what the S-1 reveals: SpaceX is being …
Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left
A deep dive into Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left — with data, frameworks, and practical insights for builders and tech leaders.
Claude Opus 4.8
A deep dive into Claude Opus 4.8 — with data, frameworks, and practical insights for builders and tech leaders.
Before Google: My First Two Websites (1997 and 2001)
I built my first website in 1997. It was called 123ofnet.com. Four years later I followed it with 123ofcomputers.com — a category-driven …
Projects
View allManuscript
Open-source AI content detector. Privacy-first, self-hosted, multi-modal. Built in Go.
AEORank
AI Engine Optimization. Scan, score, and improve visibility to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude.
Bhagavad Gita App
700 verses, 8 philosophical traditions, actionable life wisdom. Live at bhagavad.net.
The AI Advantage Book
Practical AI adoption for business leaders and builders. Published by Packt.
Building an AI product? IdeaForge is a 4-day workshop to ship it →
Get the Daily Dispatch
One AI signal a day. Three-minute read. No fluff.