Waseem AlShikh is co-founder and chief technology officer of WRITER. His work focuses on enterprise language systems, including the company’s Palmyra models, retrieval and controls for applying models to business tasks.[1][2]
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AlShikh’s interview describes building a summarization tool while studying in English, then revising it when rule-based summaries did not help him learn. He connects that feedback loop with WRITER’s later work on models, retrieval and guardrails for enterprise tasks.[2]
Ideas
AlShikh argues for evaluating a model together with company information and operating constraints. His interview presents WRITER’s technical position; claims about outperforming larger models require checking the specific evaluation.[2]
Tools, writing & talks
Writing, research & talks
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Humans of AI: Waseem AlShikhwriter.comAn interview on early summarization experiments and building enterprise language systems.
Start with the failed summarization experiment and how he tested a replacement. No technical background is needed; separate the development lessons from the company’s performance claims.
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