<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Field Notes by Luciano Ayres</title><description>Essays, practical articles, quick takes, predictions on the record and the resources Luciano Ayres actually uses, written by him.</description><link>https://lucianoayres.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Take: Restricting AI tools has a cost, so treat shadow AI as a chance to learn.</title><link>https://lucianoayres.com/notes/shadow-ai-is-a-signal-not-only-a-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lucianoayres.com/notes/shadow-ai-is-a-signal-not-only-a-risk/</guid><description>Standardizing AI tools is expected, but control has a price in a fast-moving disruption. Why shadow AI shows where your people already find better ways to work.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI &amp; the Workforce</category><category>AI Regulation &amp; Governance</category><author>Luciano Ayres</author></item><item><title>Take: Rogue AI agent headlines create the wrong picture, and the real lesson is safeguards.</title><link>https://lucianoayres.com/notes/rogue-ai-agents-are-a-safeguards-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lucianoayres.com/notes/rogue-ai-agents-are-a-safeguards-problem/</guid><description>Headline AI agent incidents point to missing safeguards. When to use a workflow, when to use an agent, and where a human stays in the loop.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI Agents</category><category>AI Security</category><author>Luciano Ayres</author></item><item><title>Essay: Before you measure AI coding tools, listen to your engineers.</title><link>https://lucianoayres.com/notes/listen-to-your-engineers-before-measuring-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lucianoayres.com/notes/listen-to-your-engineers-before-measuring-ai/</guid><description>AI coding rollouts often start by tracking pull requests and lead time. Start with what your engineers say is working instead, and why research agrees.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI &amp; the Workforce</category><category>Enterprise Adoption</category><author>Luciano Ayres</author></item></channel></rss>