Ayman Elhalwagy
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Essays & Ideas

Long-form thinking on the problems I care about. This is my public research lab - ideas refined through writing.

Why Most AI Explanations Are Fake

SHAP, LIME, and the illusion of understanding.

Causal AI

Why Deep-Tech Startups Fail

Not technology. Everything else.

Deep-Tech

Selling Something No One Understands

Lessons from building enterprise AI.

Deep-Tech

The Field Theorist's Guide to Startups

What physics taught me about building companies.

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