George Issac

Books

You Are Mostly Defending Yourself

Bias, Validation, Empathy, and the Machinery of Self-Deception

Recent writing

1. AI Agents in the Real World: What They Actually Do and Why It Matters

   May 17, 2026 · 10 min read · Technology

2. Designing Agent Capabilities, Boundaries, and Control

   April 25, 2026 · 7 min read · Technology

3. Building Agent Systems: Architecture, Tradeoffs, and Lessons Learned

   April 25, 2026 · 9 min read · Technology

4. Autonomy, Boundaries, and the Psychology of Agent Design

   April 25, 2026 · 13 min read · Technology

5. What Do We Actually Mean by an AI Agent?

   April 25, 2026 · 10 min read · Technology