Michael Cizmar
@michaelcizmar.bsky.social
technology veteran and entrepreneur who has founded several companies, specializing in enterprise search, AI solutions, and transformation.
AI projects fail bcause they’r chartered poorly. I built #Purrview 2 prove the opposite...a tiny tool that detects when a cat enters frame & records it.
1) No POC.
2) No roadmap.
3) No “AI transformation.”
4) Use what works
& it works.#AI isn’t failing.AI projects are.
linkedin.com/pulse/purrvi...
1) No POC.
2) No roadmap.
3) No “AI transformation.”
4) Use what works
& it works.#AI isn’t failing.AI projects are.
linkedin.com/pulse/purrvi...
Purrview: The Tiny AI Project That Worked—And Why Most Don’t
Most AI projects fail. Not because of missing technology.
linkedin.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
AI projects fail bcause they’r chartered poorly. I built #Purrview 2 prove the opposite...a tiny tool that detects when a cat enters frame & records it.
1) No POC.
2) No roadmap.
3) No “AI transformation.”
4) Use what works
& it works.#AI isn’t failing.AI projects are.
linkedin.com/pulse/purrvi...
1) No POC.
2) No roadmap.
3) No “AI transformation.”
4) Use what works
& it works.#AI isn’t failing.AI projects are.
linkedin.com/pulse/purrvi...
“Hey Michael, this event page is pure AI slop.”
Fair enough, but dont judge a book by its cover.
U, on the other hand, still have 1 hour to join 2 of the most experienced AI practitioners as they share notes from the field bfore it turns in2 actual slop:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cc5517...
Fair enough, but dont judge a book by its cover.
U, on the other hand, still have 1 hour to join 2 of the most experienced AI practitioners as they share notes from the field bfore it turns in2 actual slop:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cc5517...
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events.teams.microsoft.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Hey Michael, this event page is pure AI slop.”
Fair enough, but dont judge a book by its cover.
U, on the other hand, still have 1 hour to join 2 of the most experienced AI practitioners as they share notes from the field bfore it turns in2 actual slop:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cc5517...
Fair enough, but dont judge a book by its cover.
U, on the other hand, still have 1 hour to join 2 of the most experienced AI practitioners as they share notes from the field bfore it turns in2 actual slop:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cc5517...
Simple is generally better than complex, I just published Auto-Generating Related Articles with @qdrant.bsky.social and Local Embeddings medium.com/p/auto-gener... #KNN
Auto-Generating Related Articles with QDrant and Local Embeddings
We are working on a new website at MC+A, and we’re always looking for ways to incorporate our tradecraft externally and we thought of a way…
medium.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Simple is generally better than complex, I just published Auto-Generating Related Articles with @qdrant.bsky.social and Local Embeddings medium.com/p/auto-gener... #KNN
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why #PostgreSQL Search Isn’t Enough: A Case for Purpose-Built Retrieval Systems #VectorSearch #LTR #Elasticsearch
@mcplusa mcplusa.com/why-postgres... #Insights
@mcplusa mcplusa.com/why-postgres... #Insights
Why PostgreSQL Search Isn’t Enough: A Case for Purpose-Built Retrieval Systems
Postgres is a great database — but it’s not a search engine.Instacart’s recent move to consolidate search on Postgres highlights the risks: poor autocomplete, weak ranking, and frustrated users.If rel...
mcplusa.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Why #PostgreSQL Search Isn’t Enough: A Case for Purpose-Built Retrieval Systems #VectorSearch #LTR #Elasticsearch
@mcplusa mcplusa.com/why-postgres... #Insights
@mcplusa mcplusa.com/why-postgres... #Insights
#MCP does not kill the univeral index, it really just extends it and like all things...it depends on the use case if universal versus #federatedsearch makes sense.
mcplusa.com/why-federate...
mcplusa.com/why-federate...
Why Federated Search is Still Relevant Today
Glean’s recent blog post claims that federated search is on its way out. However, federated search is more relevant today than ever, and protocols like MCP are enhancing its effectiveness
mcplusa.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#MCP does not kill the univeral index, it really just extends it and like all things...it depends on the use case if universal versus #federatedsearch makes sense.
mcplusa.com/why-federate...
mcplusa.com/why-federate...
Projects get stuck in the POC Production often because we do not describe the behavior or the work steams we aim to proof. "Is this an image of a cat?" - Asked no one. "Is this claim something we should further review" - Priceless.
#LLM #BDD #TDD #Agents
michaelcizmar.com/drive-requir...
#LLM #BDD #TDD #Agents
michaelcizmar.com/drive-requir...
Drive Requirements to Testing with BDD to Deliver AI
Successful AI Projects are Focused on Outcomes, Not Simply Outputs
michaelcizmar.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Projects get stuck in the POC Production often because we do not describe the behavior or the work steams we aim to proof. "Is this an image of a cat?" - Asked no one. "Is this claim something we should further review" - Priceless.
#LLM #BDD #TDD #Agents
michaelcizmar.com/drive-requir...
#LLM #BDD #TDD #Agents
michaelcizmar.com/drive-requir...
Having the Title be : "Plastic Foodservice Film" and your LLM creating the synthentic queries is not the best method to judge your LLM's performance at finding Seran Rap or saran wrap.
#LLM #AI #Relevancy
michaelcizmar.com/judging-llm-...
#LLM #AI #Relevancy
michaelcizmar.com/judging-llm-...
Judging LLM Performance By Synthetic Data Is A Failing Approach — Part 1
Knock-offs are never as good as the real thing
michaelcizmar.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Having the Title be : "Plastic Foodservice Film" and your LLM creating the synthentic queries is not the best method to judge your LLM's performance at finding Seran Rap or saran wrap.
#LLM #AI #Relevancy
michaelcizmar.com/judging-llm-...
#LLM #AI #Relevancy
michaelcizmar.com/judging-llm-...