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 His work has been archived by the British Library and cited by UKCERT.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.
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Stella & Dot Founder Puts $5M Behind AI Marketing Startup Marklo
The Stella & Dot founder raised $5M for Marklo, an AI marketing startup. What a round that size says about where AI startups compete.
CSO Online: AI Hacking Reports Blame Containment Failures, Not Rogue Agents
Experts quoted by CSO Online say AI hacking reports trace to containment and monitoring failures, not rogue agents. What that means if you ship agents.
Gemini 4 Argon Has a Name and a Page. Where Are the Numbers?
Gemini 4 Argon is listed on DeepMind's Gemini page, but nothing in the source gives a benchmark, price or limit. Here is what to do before you swap models.
Karpathy Says the LLM Capability Gap Is Widening. Who's on Which Side?
Karpathy says the gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening. Here is why it happens and how to check which side of it your team is on.
Build your own decision model: replace an LLM call this afternoon
A Hacker News post titled 'Build your own decision model' is a prompt to stop paying an LLM for routing calls. Here is a recipe and the code to start.
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.
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