The Accuracy Illusion: Why Reliability Beats Perfection in AI Engineering

by Nat Currier 8 min read
AI EngineeringSystems DesignDevOpsStrategy
Excerpt

Chasing 100% accuracy in LLMs is a fool's errand. Real engineering value comes from reliability, predictability, and the ability to handle failure gracefully. Here is why 'dumb but consistent' often beats 'smart but random'.