Notes by Albear Halimhttps://albearhalim.com/notesShort essays on designing AI inside complex products.enThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Design the failure firsthttps://albearhalim.com/notes/design-the-failure-firsthttps://albearhalim.com/notes/design-the-failure-firstThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What an AI answer should do when it times out, gets it wrong or runs out of budget, designed before the happy path. One row per proposed changehttps://albearhalim.com/notes/one-row-per-proposed-changehttps://albearhalim.com/notes/one-row-per-proposed-changeThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why reviewing AI suggestions fails when the screen mirrors the database, and the one-sentence reframe that fixed it. Prototype inside the real producthttps://albearhalim.com/notes/prototype-in-the-real-shellhttps://albearhalim.com/notes/prototype-in-the-real-shellThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why I put low-fi screens inside a copy of the live product, at real scale, so stakeholders decide without imagining anything.