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Miguel Ángel Ballesteros

CTO and co-founder of GoKoan. I build AI products such as Koanly, learning systems and agentic software workflows that turn complex knowledge into usable tools.

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2026

10/02 - AI cost is architecture too

The invoice only tells you how much you spent. Architecture starts when you know which flow, model and user consumed it.

2025

05/12 - Sofia and the real problem with AI tutors

Designing an AI tutor is not only about answering questions: it is about sustaining a long relationship without losing memory, trust, boundaries or judgement.

23/11 - When AI moves faster than your head

A familiar kind of day is appearing for developers working near the AI frontier: obscene productivity and a strange kind of exhaustion.

12/10 - Remembering Cellular Youth

Epigenetics as the interpreter of DNA and how partial reprogramming opens the door to rejuvenation without erasing cellular identity.

2024

09/05 - Useful RAG is not just embeddings

Sometimes the best retrieval strategy is not to look for similar chunks, but to use a candidate index and fast models to decide what is worth reading.

2023

01/01 - The Coming Crisis of Purpose

What follows is an opinion piece, an exploration of ideas about the impact of AI that I find important in the medium and long term.

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01/12 - WAM - Web Application Maker

A web UI framework for developing complex business applications before modern Java web UI frameworks existed.

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