<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rob Allandale</title><link>https://roballandale.com/</link><description>Latest in AI, distilled.</description><item><title><![CDATA[Why this signal desk exists]]></title><link>https://roballandale.com/posts/why-this-blog-exists</link><description><![CDATA[AI is moving too quickly for passive watching. This site tracks what changed, why it matters, and what is worth doing next.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agent platforms are becoming operating systems]]></title><link>https://roballandale.com/briefs/agent-platforms-are-becoming-operating-systems</link><description><![CDATA[The useful question is no longer which chatbot is smartest. It is who owns the workflow state, how durable the work is, and how much of the system you can inspect and govern.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The agent stack is splitting into platforms, runtimes and trust layers]]></title><link>https://roballandale.com/briefs/agent-stack-splitting</link><description><![CDATA[A practical read on where AI agents are separating into durable categories - and what to watch before betting a workflow on the next shiny demo.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local models on robserver: what is worth running now?]]></title><link>https://roballandale.com/lab/local-models-on-robserver</link><description><![CDATA[Field notes on when local models make sense, where hosted models still win, and why the answer changes by task.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>