Keith Bourne

The Memriq AI Inference Brief – Engineering Edition

The Memriq AI Inference Brief – Engineering Edition is a weekly deep dive into the technical guts of modern AI systems: retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, knowledge graphs, agents, memory systems, and more. A rotating panel of AI engineers and data scientists breaks down architectures, frameworks, and patterns from real-world projects so you can ship more intelligent systems, faster.

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Keith Bourne

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Technology

Latest episode

Jun 8, 2026

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Episodes

Becoming a Claude Certified Architect: Mastering Production Architecture 08.06.2026

Are you ready to elevate your engineering skills and become a Claude Certified Architect? In this episode, we dive deep into the CCA-F exam, exploring its focus on production architecture, engineering judgment, and the practical skills needed to succeed. Join us as we break down essential tools and strategies to help you effectively prepare for this certification. In this episode, we discuss: What...

Kaizen at Digital Speed: Engineering the Agentic Enterprise Operating System 16.02.2026

In this episode of Memriq Inference Digest — Engineering Edition, we dive into the transformational role of engineers in the age of the agentic enterprise. Discover how continuous improvement at digital speed reshapes engineering from shipping code to building self-improving workflows powered by autonomous AI agents. In this episode: - Explore the shift from feature delivery to workflow orchestrat...

Opus 4.6 Deep Dive: Memory, Reasoning & Multi-Agent AI Architectures 09.02.2026

Unlock the potential of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, a breakthrough AI model designed for deep reasoning and multi-agent orchestration with a massive one million token context window. Discover how this update transforms agent stack design by introducing adaptive effort tuning, advanced memory management, and role discipline in multi-model pipelines. In this episode: - Explore Opus 4.6’s unique ‘ef...

Moltbook Uncovered: Lessons from the AI Social Network Experiment 02.02.2026

Explore Moltbook, the groundbreaking AI social network where autonomous agents debate, self-organize, and evolve their own culture — revealing critical insights for developers building agentic systems. In this episode, we unpack Moltbook’s architecture, emergent behaviors, and the leadership challenges posed by autonomous AI social dynamics. In this episode: - What makes Moltbook a unique multi-ag...

Agent-Driven UI Testing: What Changes & Which Stacks Are Ready? 26.01.2026

UI testing has long been a pain point for engineering teams—expensive to write, brittle, and hard to maintain. In this episode of Memriq Inference Digest - Edition, we explore how AI-powered agents are transforming end-to-end (E2E) click-through testing by automating test planning, generation, and repair, making UI testing more scalable and sustainable. We also compare how different technology sta...

Belief States Uncovered: Internal Knowledge & Uncertainty in AI Agents 19.01.2026

Uncertainty is not just noise—it's the internal state that guides AI decision-making. In this episode of Memriq Inference Digest, we explore belief states, a foundational concept that enables AI systems to represent and reason about incomplete information effectively. From classical Bayesian filtering to cutting-edge neural planners like BetaZero, we unpack how belief states empower intelligent ag...

Recursive Language Models: A Paradigm Shift for Agentic AI Scalability 12.01.2026

Discover how Recursive Language Models (RLMs) are fundamentally changing the way AI systems handle ultra-long contexts and complex reasoning. In this episode, we unpack why RLMs enable models to programmatically query massive corpora—two orders of magnitude larger than traditional transformers—delivering higher accuracy and cost efficiency for agentic AI applications. In this episode: - Explore th...

Evaluating Agentic AI: DeepEval, RAGAS & TruLens Frameworks Compared 05.01.2026

# Evaluating Agentic AI: DeepEval, RAGAS & TruLens Frameworks Compared In this episode of Memriq Inference Digest - Engineering Edition, we explore the cutting-edge evaluation frameworks designed for agentic AI systems. Dive into the strengths and trade-offs of DeepEval, RAGAS, and TruLens as we unpack how they address multi-step agent evaluation challenges, production readiness, and integrati...

Model Context Protocol: The Universal AI Integration Standard Explained 15.12.2025

Discover how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing AI systems integration by simplifying complex multi-tool interactions into a scalable, open standard. In this episode, we unpack MCP’s architecture, adoption by industry leaders, and its impact on engineering workflows. In this episode: - What MCP is and why it matters for AI/ML engineers and infrastructure teams - The M×N integratio...

RAG Evaluation with ragas: Reference-Free Metrics & Monitoring 14.12.2025

Unlock the secrets to evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines effectively and efficiently with ragas, the open-source framework that’s transforming AI quality assurance. In this episode, we explore how to implement reference-free evaluation, integrate continuous monitoring into your AI workflows, and optimize for production scale — all through the lens of Keith Bourne’s comprehen...

Why Your AI Is Failing: The NLU Paradigm Shift CTOs Can’t Ignore 13.12.2025

Are your AI initiatives stalling in production? This episode uncovers the critical architectural shift brought by the Natural Language Understanding (NLU) layer and why treating AI as just another feature is setting CTOs up for failure. Learn how rethinking your entire stack—from closed-world deterministic workflows to open-world AI-driven orchestration—is essential to unlock real business value....

Agent Engineering Unpacked: New Discipline or Just Hype? 13.12.2025

Is agent engineering the next big AI discipline or a repackaged buzzword? In this episode, we cut through the hype to explore what agent engineering really means for business leaders navigating AI adoption. From market growth and real-world impact to the critical role of AI memory and the evolving tool landscape, we provide a clear-eyed view to help you make strategic decisions. In this episode: -...

Using LangChain to Get More from RAG (Chapter 11) 12.12.2025

Unlock the full potential of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with LangChain’s modular components in this episode of Memriq Inference Digest — Engineering Edition. We dive deep into Chapter 11 of Keith Bourne ’s book , exploring how document loaders, semantic text splitters, and structured output parsers can transform your RAG pipelines for better data ingestion, retrieval relevance, and relia...

Agentic RAG & LangGraph: Next-Gen AI Orchestration (Chapter 12) 12.12.2025

Unlock the next evolution of Retrieval-Augmented Generation in this episode of Memriq Inference Digest – Engineering Edition. We explore how combining AI agents with LangGraph's graph-based orchestration transforms brittle linear RAG pipelines into dynamic, multi-step reasoning systems that self-correct and scale. In this episode: - Understand the shift from linear RAG to agentic workflows with dy...

Ontology-Based Knowledge Engineering for Graphs (Chapter 13) 12.12.2025

Ontologies are the semantic backbone that enable AI systems to reason precisely over complex domain knowledge, far beyond what vector embeddings alone can achieve. In this episode, we explore ontology-based knowledge engineering for graph-backed AI, featuring insights from Keith Bourne 's Chapter 13 of * Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG * . Learn how ontologies empower multi-hop reasoning...

Graph-Based RAG: Hybrid Embeddings & Explainable AI (Chapter 14) 12.12.2025

Unlock the power of graph-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in this technical deep dive featuring insights from Chapter 14 of Keith Bourne 's " Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG ." Discover how combining knowledge graphs with LLMs using hybrid embeddings and explicit graph traversal can dramatically improve multi-hop reasoning accuracy and explainability. In this episode: - Explor...

Semantic Caches: Scaling AI with Smarter Caching (Chapter 15) 12.12.2025

emantic caches are transforming how AI systems handle costly reasoning by intelligently reusing prior agent workflows to slash latency and inference costs. In this episode, we unpack Chapter 15 of Keith Bourne ’s " Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG ," exploring the architectures, trade-offs, and practical engineering of semantic caches for production AI. In this episode: - What semantic ca...

Agentic Memory: Stateful RAG and AI Agents (Chapter 16) 12.12.2025

Unlock the future of AI agents with agentic memory — a transformative approach that extends Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by incorporating persistent, evolving memories. In this episode, we explore how stateful intelligence turns stateless LLMs into adaptive, personalized agents capable of learning over time. In this episode: - Understand the CoALA framework dividing memory into episodic, s...

RAG-Based Agentic Memory: Code Perspective (Chapter 17) 12.12.2025

Unlock how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) enables AI agents to remember, learn, and personalize over time. In this episode, we explore Chapter 17 of Keith Bourne ’s " Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG ," focusing on implementing agentic memory with the CoALA framework. From episodic and semantic memory distinctions to real-world engineering trade-offs, this discussion is packed with...

Procedural Memory for RAG: Deep Dive with LangMem (Chapter 18) 12.12.2025

Unlock the power of procedural memory to transform your Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) agents into autonomous learners. In this episode, we explore how LangMem leverages hierarchical learning scopes to enable AI agents that continuously adapt and improve from their interactions — cutting down manual tuning and boosting real-world performance. In this episode: - Why procedural memory is a gam...

Advanced RAG with Complete Memory Integration (Chapter 19) 12.12.2025

Unlock the next level of Retrieval-Augmented Generation with full memory integration in AI agents. In the previous 3 episodes, we secretly built up what amounts to a 4-part series on agentic memory. This is the final piece of that 4-part series that pulls it ALL together. In this episode, we explore how combining episodic, semantic, and procedural memories via the CoALA architecture and LangMem li...

RAG Deep Dive: Building AI Systems That Actually Know Your Data (Chapter 1-3) 11.12.2025

In this episode, we take a deep technical dive into Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), drawing heavily from Keith Bourne 's book Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG . We explore why RAG has become indispensable for enterprise AI systems, break down the core architecture, and share practical implementation guidance for engineers building production-grade pipelines. What We Cover The Proble...

RAG Components Unpacked (Chapter 4) 11.12.2025

Unlock the engineering essentials behind Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in this episode of Memriq Inference Digest — Engineering Edition. We break down the core components of RAG pipelines as detailed in Chapter 4 of Keith Bourne ’s book , exploring how offline indexing, real-time retrieval, and generation come together to solve the LLM knowledge cutoff problem. In this episode: - Explore th...

Security in RAG (Chapter 5) 11.12.2025

In this episode of Memriq Inference Digest - Engineering Edition, we explore the critical security challenges in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, unpacking insights from Chapter 5 of Keith Bourne ’s ' Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG .' Join us as we break down real-world vulnerabilities, defense strategies, and practical implementation patterns to build secure, production-re...

Interfacing RAG with Gradio: Rapid Prototyping (Chapter 6) 11.12.2025

Unlock the power of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) by integrating it seamlessly with Gradio. In this episode, we explore how Gradio simplifies building interactive RAG applications, enabling AI engineers to prototype and share demos quickly without complex frontend coding. In this episode: - Discover how Gradio’s `demo.launch(share=True)` command spins up shareable RAG UIs in minutes - Under...

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