From the work
Notes from research practice
Research methods, local AI, and the decisions that still need a person.
31 July 2026
Everyone is building. Few are being found.
AI made building software easier. It did not make anyone need your software. Launch-week numbers (488 visitors, 11 Google clicks), GEO, and the design philosophy.
25 July 2026AI won’t replace the PhD. It will expose bad research workflows.
A model can produce a plausible answer faster than you can reconstruct your own past reasoning. The weakness that exposes is the workflow, not the researcher.
16 July 2026What happens when a data analyst is handed a qualitative study
I entered qualitative research looking for rules. I found them, then had to learn the language. On vocabulary, stress testing, and keeping the human decision visible.
6 July 2026Why Vahtian exists
Vahtian began with a recurring problem: research decisions were being made, but the record of why did not always survive. This is what the tools are here to protect.