Engineering notes on AI, ML, custom apps, and the messy bits of shipping production software.
A WhatsApp AI agent reads free-text messages, answers from your own data, and takes real actions like checking an order or booking a slot, then hands off cleanly to a human.
AI agents are real, useful, and easy to oversell. Here is a plain-English look at what they do well today, where they still need a human, and how to start.