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Automating Responsible AI Development

You can't automate judgment. But you can automate the scaffolding that forces you to apply it. Here's how to make responsible AI use the path of least resistance.

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Why AI Makes Us Lazy (And How to Fight It)

The framework is simple. Following it is hard. Not because it's complicated — because we're human. Here are the temptations, the warning signs, and how to build the discipline.

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Why I Built Dorellworks (My Life OS)

Most builder sites show the finished work. Mine shows the daily motion. This is why I built a public system to track projects and progress in real time.

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The Responsible AI Development Framework

Six phases for workflow. Five practices for thinking. A systematic approach to using AI that amplifies your judgment instead of replacing it.

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How I Migrated a Payment System with AI (Without Breaking Production)

A legacy Laravel payment system. 800-line methods. A language I don't regularly use. High stakes. Here's how I used AI to migrate it — and what I learned about responsible AI development in the process.

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The Origin of Cebby

Born at Cebu Hacktoberfest 2024 — how a question about automating event discovery turned into a platform that pulls events from across the Cebu tech community into one place.

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How Learn With Dorell Started

After years of free community work, I finally tried something paid — and had to work through a lot of internal resistance to get there.

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