Ron Itelman
@ronitelman.bsky.social
O'Reilly Author, "Unifying Business, Data, and Code" (2024), and Apress author, "The Language of Innovation" (2025)
GenAI for finance has serious flaws that without guardrails make it irresponsible for companies to adopt. Latest research I worked on showed ambiguity in a query for ONE word would swing answers by millions, and the AI model's ability to manage the risk was zero. Guardrails BEFORE hitting submit!
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
GenAI for finance has serious flaws that without guardrails make it irresponsible for companies to adopt. Latest research I worked on showed ambiguity in a query for ONE word would swing answers by millions, and the AI model's ability to manage the risk was zero. Guardrails BEFORE hitting submit!
Here's how trustquery.com works for tabular data (like a .CSV):
1. As you type (or paste) your data into the chat, ambiguous columns are detected.
2. It notifies the user and asks a clarifying question
3. Any user feedback is added as metadata directly into the column name.
Open source (MIT).
1. As you type (or paste) your data into the chat, ambiguous columns are detected.
2. It notifies the user and asks a clarifying question
3. Any user feedback is added as metadata directly into the column name.
Open source (MIT).
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Here's how trustquery.com works for tabular data (like a .CSV):
1. As you type (or paste) your data into the chat, ambiguous columns are detected.
2. It notifies the user and asks a clarifying question
3. Any user feedback is added as metadata directly into the column name.
Open source (MIT).
1. As you type (or paste) your data into the chat, ambiguous columns are detected.
2. It notifies the user and asks a clarifying question
3. Any user feedback is added as metadata directly into the column name.
Open source (MIT).
Released open source library to turn any phrase into an interactive element: menus, api calls, guardrails, etc.
I'll be releasing more open source libraries on TrustQuery.com focused on pre-processing info for higher accuracy AI experiences.
Please reach out if you'd like to discuss!
Ron
I'll be releasing more open source libraries on TrustQuery.com focused on pre-processing info for higher accuracy AI experiences.
Please reach out if you'd like to discuss!
Ron
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Released open source library to turn any phrase into an interactive element: menus, api calls, guardrails, etc.
I'll be releasing more open source libraries on TrustQuery.com focused on pre-processing info for higher accuracy AI experiences.
Please reach out if you'd like to discuss!
Ron
I'll be releasing more open source libraries on TrustQuery.com focused on pre-processing info for higher accuracy AI experiences.
Please reach out if you'd like to discuss!
Ron
This is not going to end well, and if your company's employees are putting valuable IP into their systems, what happens to the data if one of your competitors (or their IT suppliers/partners) buys a bankrupt OpenAI and gets a treasure trove of data?
September 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is not going to end well, and if your company's employees are putting valuable IP into their systems, what happens to the data if one of your competitors (or their IT suppliers/partners) buys a bankrupt OpenAI and gets a treasure trove of data?
If your business depends on A) an unprofitable business that B) needs to spend trillions of dollars, I have a question for you:
What happens to your business if your AI provider suddenly collapses?
What happens to your business if your AI provider suddenly collapses?
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If your business depends on A) an unprofitable business that B) needs to spend trillions of dollars, I have a question for you:
What happens to your business if your AI provider suddenly collapses?
What happens to your business if your AI provider suddenly collapses?
Saw this excellent talk on OpenAI's intent modeling approach. Glad to see Intent Engineering and ambiguity detection and correction part of the AI conversation. This is exactly what TrustLoop is working on: aligning intent across business, data, and UX layers for natural-language-query to sql.
July 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Saw this excellent talk on OpenAI's intent modeling approach. Glad to see Intent Engineering and ambiguity detection and correction part of the AI conversation. This is exactly what TrustLoop is working on: aligning intent across business, data, and UX layers for natural-language-query to sql.
I've launched a new company, TrustLoop.AI, to eliminate the main source of hallucinations in AI, and my client said this phrase and it's only better than any marketing I could have come up with.
I'm not sure how much I'll owe him for it 😂
I'm not sure how much I'll owe him for it 😂
June 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I've launched a new company, TrustLoop.AI, to eliminate the main source of hallucinations in AI, and my client said this phrase and it's only better than any marketing I could have come up with.
I'm not sure how much I'll owe him for it 😂
I'm not sure how much I'll owe him for it 😂
Working on private MCP Registries for companies working on AI & MCP, please reach out if you are available to chat, I'd love to hear about your core challenges.
May 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Working on private MCP Registries for companies working on AI & MCP, please reach out if you are available to chat, I'd love to hear about your core challenges.
The biggest problem with "Vibe Coding" - identifying hacks so that you aren't leaving your systems vulnerable.
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The biggest problem with "Vibe Coding" - identifying hacks so that you aren't leaving your systems vulnerable.
Initial results:
→ 7.2 out of 25 cells contain errors (28.8%)
→ Average error magnitude in wrong cells: 8.4%
After just 5 interactions, nearly 1/3 of your critical financial data could be corrupted.
→ 7.2 out of 25 cells contain errors (28.8%)
→ Average error magnitude in wrong cells: 8.4%
After just 5 interactions, nearly 1/3 of your critical financial data could be corrupted.
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Initial results:
→ 7.2 out of 25 cells contain errors (28.8%)
→ Average error magnitude in wrong cells: 8.4%
After just 5 interactions, nearly 1/3 of your critical financial data could be corrupted.
→ 7.2 out of 25 cells contain errors (28.8%)
→ Average error magnitude in wrong cells: 8.4%
After just 5 interactions, nearly 1/3 of your critical financial data could be corrupted.
using three different LLMs (as examples of agent systems cooperating), one model had one cell wrong, and also verified it incorrectly.
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
using three different LLMs (as examples of agent systems cooperating), one model had one cell wrong, and also verified it incorrectly.
Using a small and public dataset (FINRA bond activity)....
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Using a small and public dataset (FINRA bond activity)....
Starting experimenting with the compounding error rate of agents that make small errors in small numbers of cells when "chatting with data" using LLMs, and the results are.... not good (if you care about accuracy).
April 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Starting experimenting with the compounding error rate of agents that make small errors in small numbers of cells when "chatting with data" using LLMs, and the results are.... not good (if you care about accuracy).
One of my favorite activities when working on innovation projects is what I call the "On Ramp." It's remarkably simple, yet I'm continually fascinated that clients almost never have one.
The act itself of creating an "On Ramp" forces concrete discussions about what is really important.
The act itself of creating an "On Ramp" forces concrete discussions about what is really important.
April 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One of my favorite activities when working on innovation projects is what I call the "On Ramp." It's remarkably simple, yet I'm continually fascinated that clients almost never have one.
The act itself of creating an "On Ramp" forces concrete discussions about what is really important.
The act itself of creating an "On Ramp" forces concrete discussions about what is really important.
Understanding how to structure narrative tension isn't just for screenwriters—it's an essential tool that can dramatically enhance your presentations.
Master this storytelling technique, and others detailed in "The Language of Innovation," on your journey to unlock your creative potential.
Master this storytelling technique, and others detailed in "The Language of Innovation," on your journey to unlock your creative potential.
April 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Understanding how to structure narrative tension isn't just for screenwriters—it's an essential tool that can dramatically enhance your presentations.
Master this storytelling technique, and others detailed in "The Language of Innovation," on your journey to unlock your creative potential.
Master this storytelling technique, and others detailed in "The Language of Innovation," on your journey to unlock your creative potential.
If you want to work on your presentation skills, you might appreciate learning from the wildly successful screenwriter Robert McKee.
Are you able to write a story about your user, how your solutions, in a clear, concise, and easy to understand story?
Robert's story framework is shown below.
Are you able to write a story about your user, how your solutions, in a clear, concise, and easy to understand story?
Robert's story framework is shown below.
March 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you want to work on your presentation skills, you might appreciate learning from the wildly successful screenwriter Robert McKee.
Are you able to write a story about your user, how your solutions, in a clear, concise, and easy to understand story?
Robert's story framework is shown below.
Are you able to write a story about your user, how your solutions, in a clear, concise, and easy to understand story?
Robert's story framework is shown below.
BREAKING RESEARCH: Scientists discover that sleep is for the poor and mediocre. New peer-reviewed study reveals the Being Awake All-The-Time™ Threshold where fortunes are made.
March 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
BREAKING RESEARCH: Scientists discover that sleep is for the poor and mediocre. New peer-reviewed study reveals the Being Awake All-The-Time™ Threshold where fortunes are made.
BREAKING PHYSICS NEWS: Planck Constant has been surpassed with an even greater fundamental law, peer-reviewed groundbreaking research on why Sean gets theories emailed at 2AM: The Sean Carroll Threshold revealed!
March 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
BREAKING PHYSICS NEWS: Planck Constant has been surpassed with an even greater fundamental law, peer-reviewed groundbreaking research on why Sean gets theories emailed at 2AM: The Sean Carroll Threshold revealed!
Pitching to VCs taught me: PowerPoint decks with perfect stats still fail without authentic storytelling. The more I chased 'perfect slides,' the less convincing I became. Sometimes you need a 'screw it' moment to find your voice again.
March 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Pitching to VCs taught me: PowerPoint decks with perfect stats still fail without authentic storytelling. The more I chased 'perfect slides,' the less convincing I became. Sometimes you need a 'screw it' moment to find your voice again.
Collaboration is our most useful superpower when it comes to innovation.
March 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Collaboration is our most useful superpower when it comes to innovation.
Woohoo! 🙌 🥳 Just received my copy of the "language of innovation", a collection of stories about innovation distilled into lessons anyone can use.
For all creators who aspire to express the awesomeness within them, I hope this book can serve you well.
Get it at your local bookstore or online! ❤️
For all creators who aspire to express the awesomeness within them, I hope this book can serve you well.
Get it at your local bookstore or online! ❤️
March 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Woohoo! 🙌 🥳 Just received my copy of the "language of innovation", a collection of stories about innovation distilled into lessons anyone can use.
For all creators who aspire to express the awesomeness within them, I hope this book can serve you well.
Get it at your local bookstore or online! ❤️
For all creators who aspire to express the awesomeness within them, I hope this book can serve you well.
Get it at your local bookstore or online! ❤️
I thought this animation might help explain what we're working on. If you're interested in a one-month, 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee pilot for $40, please let me know!
Ron
Ron
March 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I thought this animation might help explain what we're working on. If you're interested in a one-month, 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee pilot for $40, please let me know!
Ron
Ron
My startup is building tools to identify ambiguity, and I caught myself rushing to solutions before fully understanding a potential client's problems. The irony! 😅
"If I had to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and 5 minutes thinking about the solutions." - Einstein
"If I had to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and 5 minutes thinking about the solutions." - Einstein
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My startup is building tools to identify ambiguity, and I caught myself rushing to solutions before fully understanding a potential client's problems. The irony! 😅
"If I had to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and 5 minutes thinking about the solutions." - Einstein
"If I had to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and 5 minutes thinking about the solutions." - Einstein
