The data model already knew

Originally published on Bayesian Leaf . Early in an engagement with an analyst platform, before I could touch code, I was reading the engineering team’s own architecture diagram for their assistant workflow. On the right side there were two boxes, clearly labeled. One was context verification: select the relevant locations and times, prune what comes back. The other was context expansion: go find more data when there isn’t enough. Both were crossed out. The post-search intelligence layer. Drawn by engineeri