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Dispatches from the Build Floor
Recaps, builder spotlights, and field notes from Phnom Penh's AI shipping community.
A Khmer-first RAG pipeline
Most RAG tutorials assume English. Here's what actually works when your documents — and your users — are in Khmer.
Shipping AI in Cambodia: A Builder's Guide
Practical tips for building and deploying AI products in Cambodia — from infrastructure to talent to market fit.
Agents that don't drift
Why your agent worked yesterday and broke today — and how eval-driven development fixes it before your users notice.
9 production gotchas nobody tells you about
Rate limits, cost spikes, silent quality regressions — the nine production AI failures nobody mentions until you hit them.
Recap: PhnomShip #1 — Our First Meetup
30+ builders gathered at Factory Phnom Penh for lightning talks on AI in agriculture, fintech, and policy.
Choosing your first LLM in 2026
Claude vs GPT vs open weights. A decision tree for picking the model that fits your project without locking yourself in.
Ship your first AI feature in a week
A concrete five-step walkthrough for getting an AI feature from idea to production in seven days — using what you already know about web development.
Launching PhnomShip: Why Phnom Penh Needs an AI Shipping Community
The story behind PhnomShip — why we started, what we're building, and how you can be part of it.