The parallel between writing technical accounting memos and context engineering for AI is spot-on. That shift from viewing AI failures as capability issues to recognizing them as attention budget problems changes everything. I've run into context rot plenty of times without having a name for it. The 8-step framework feels like it captures how expert accountants actualy think - not sequentially through ASC steps, but activating multiple concepts at once. The SaaS pricing example showing Step 2 vs Step 3 classifcation debates was particularly good.
This is genius- for AI and for life- yessssss! You are right on time!
The parallel between writing technical accounting memos and context engineering for AI is spot-on. That shift from viewing AI failures as capability issues to recognizing them as attention budget problems changes everything. I've run into context rot plenty of times without having a name for it. The 8-step framework feels like it captures how expert accountants actualy think - not sequentially through ASC steps, but activating multiple concepts at once. The SaaS pricing example showing Step 2 vs Step 3 classifcation debates was particularly good.
Great article! It was a pleasure discussing this all live with you.