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I thought Text-to-SQL was just a translation layer. I was completely wrong. 🤯

A few weeks ago, if you'd asked me how a system like "Ask your database a question in English" actually worked, I would have given you an answer that was confident, simple, and completely wrong: "It…

  • Text-to-SQL involves a multi-step process beyond simple translation.
  • Schema Linking models the query as a network graph of words and database nodes.
  • LLMs can generate SQL instantly from schema and questions but risk Schema Hallucination.

Your Software Has a Second User Now. And It Isn’t Human.

We spent years designing websites for people. Now AI agents are starting to use them too. I watched an AI agent navigate a website recently, and it looked suspiciously like someone using a computer…

  • AI agents navigate websites, making beginner-like mistakes
  • Human UX design focuses on intuitive interfaces, unlike AI agents
  • AI agents persist where humans may give up, causing accidental actions

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