Florian's Filter — W20 2026

The shift from proving genAI use in corporate workflows in general, towards managing real-world genAI deployment at scale is proving much more complex than many anticipated, the friction of integration remains high. No wonder that we see weird incentive scenarios (Amazon this week...), and the genAI behemoths creating their own "forward deployed" consultant teams - in parallel to partnering with many big consulting firms already. People like me might not be out of a job so fast after all. And even if it hit me this week - at least I got a new VR game to spend the free time on!

Articles

• https://openai.com/index/openai-launches-the-deployment-company/
  OpenAI has launched a new deployment company focused on implementation. Not everything is agentic in an „AI first“ world - not even the implementation and introduction in corporations. I‘ve been working with my teams in the „FDE“ way - so this was not a surprise, but it is still a little bit ironic ;-)
• German intelligence offices snub US-owned Palantir software
  German intelligence offices have declined to use US-owned Palantir software. This decision highlights the vital role of organizations like GFF in enabling public debate and transparency.
• Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are making up tasks | Hacker News
  Amazon workers are reportedly under pressure to increase their AI usage, leading some to invent tasks to meet metrics. While intensive tool use - in my personal experience - is the single best way to get a grasp on GenAI's capabilities and limitations, mechanics like these create significant tension in the workplace - the top-level comment on Hacker News has just the right analogy for that :)

Videos

• Anthropic And OpenAI Just Admitted The Model Isn't Enough.
  Nate B Jones notes that following recent leaks (taking McK Lilly as an example, not a scapegoat), for any service one puts online you must now assume it will be met, used and probed by AI agents!

Tools

• GitHub - YishenTu/claudian: An Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude Code/Codex as an AI collaborator in your vault
  A new Obsidian plugin called claudian allows you to embed Claude Code or Codex directly into your vault. It is a novel way to integrate AI collaborators into your existing non-coding markdown workflows.

Games

• Among Giants Review: An Ambitious VR Epic That Refuses To Compromise
  James Tocchio reviews Among Giants, an ambitious VR epic that refuses to compromise. The review was persuasive enough to lead me back to using my Oculus Quest for gaming (mostly using it for exercising in the living room, whilst the Vision Pro is for work). The first time spent in the app already lives up to the promise of the review!