Matteo Cortese — BlogNotes on building digital products and AI systems, choosing the right problems, and turning organizational knowledge into something people can actually use.https://matteocortese.com/AI Research is no longer reserved for research labshttps://matteocortese.com/writing/ai-research-is-no-longer-reserved-for-research-labs/https://matteocortese.com/writing/ai-research-is-no-longer-reserved-for-research-labs/AI research isn't limited to frontier labs with thousands of GPUs. Anyone with curiosity and the willingness to experiment can now contribute to our collective understanding of artificial intelligence.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTArtificial IntelligenceResearchWe Are Not Living Through an AI Revolution. We Are Living Through a Personal One.https://matteocortese.com/writing/we-are-not-living-through-an-ai-revolution-we-are-living-through-a-personal-one/https://matteocortese.com/writing/we-are-not-living-through-an-ai-revolution-we-are-living-through-a-personal-one/AI isn't another technology wave. After 20+ years in digital, I'm convinced its greatest transformation won't happen in our computers, but inside ourselves.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTArtificial IntelligenceCareerPersonal GrowthDigital TransformationBeyond Vibe Coding: The Real Skill AI Can't Replacehttps://matteocortese.com/writing/beyond-vibe-coding/https://matteocortese.com/writing/beyond-vibe-coding/Vibe coding makes software faster to build, but the bottleneck has shifted. The most valuable skill in AI-assisted development isn't writing code — it's knowing whether the generated code is actually the right code.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTArtificial IntelligenceSoftware EngineeringBuilding RAG systems that cite their sourceshttps://matteocortese.com/writing/rag-systems-that-cite-their-sources/https://matteocortese.com/writing/rag-systems-that-cite-their-sources/Retrieval-augmented generation only earns enterprise trust when every answer is traceable. How I design RAG pipelines that show their work.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom organizational knowledge to accessible intelligencehttps://matteocortese.com/writing/organizational-knowledge-to-intelligence/https://matteocortese.com/writing/organizational-knowledge-to-intelligence/Most companies are rich in documents and poor in answers. How to turn scattered organizational knowledge into systems people actually query.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to choose the right problem to solvehttps://matteocortese.com/writing/right-problem/https://matteocortese.com/writing/right-problem/Most teams struggle not with execution, but with choice. The framework I use to evaluate product opportunities.Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT