Taming the generative AI back end (opens in new tab)

The novel power of today’s AI is in its ability to deal with intent. This is a superpower, no doubt, but it creates a huge imperative for app developers: the need to map between the anything-is-possible (LLM) and the strict capabilities of code. Unrestrained, LLM endpoints will let your user create unicorns and leprechauns while your back end can handle only purchase orders and customer profiles. You must harness the LLM’s ability to understand intent to what the app is logically capable of, ...