Dongsun Moon


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Beyond the Model

A Systems Theory of Modern AI Quality

Your model got better. Your product did not. A diagnostic method for teams already shipping AI: before you ask which model, ask which layer.

Also by Dongsun Moon: Beyond Microservices

CORE IDEAS

Concepts from the books

Named ideas, each with a definition page you can link to and cite.

Quality Locus

Where production AI quality is won or lost: the model and the six surfaces around it.

Release Coupling Ratio

The fraction of teams that must deploy together for one change to reach production.

Decision Sunset

An expiry date on every architectural decision, so it is re-examined instead of renewed by default.

Consistency Profile

Consistency set per domain, key, and scene, instead of one label for the whole system.

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Latest Writing

Notes on software architecture, production AI, and engineering.