Kenji Baheux

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Sr. PM @ Chrome. Practical, helpful #WebAI. Passionate about tech for users. Inquisitive engineer with la French touch✨ seeking Ikigai in 🗾. (Opinions mine)
Homepagehttps://exploractical.com
WebAIhttps://developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/

"Our role shifts from 'building the UI' to 'managing the truth.'"

@andreban 's latest piece hits on a key AI struggle: high-fidelity polish creates a false sense of "readiness" while ignoring the invisible 90% of engineering.

How do we manage the truth, especially in async demos where we can't provide live nuance? We need the inspiration, but must carry the reality of what it takes to reach production.

Full article: https://bandarra.me/posts/vibe-to-production

The Vibe to Production Pipeline

Unlock the future of software development by mastering the balance between rapid "Vibe Coding" and structured "AI Assisted Engineering." This insightful guide reveals how AI's impressive polish can create a false sense of readiness and why transitioning from a "vibe checker" to a "lead architect" is essential for production-grade code. Learn practical strategies—like design docs and chunked implementation—to effectively manage AI as a high-output assistant, ensuring seamless transitions from exploratory prototypes to reliable, scalable solutions.

In most enterprise environments, third party cloud-based STT is a non-starter. That usually leaves us with mediocre OS defaults.

My colleague @paul 's "Utter" Chrome extension fixes this by keeping the intelligence loop local. It uses the WebSpeech and Prompt APIs to transcribe and polish your "train of thought" entirely on-device. 🛡️✨

A productivity unlock for AI agent workflows without the data leakage.

Give it a spin: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/utter/eejdhhjghkhkfejhbceeknhebhegijee

#WebAI #BuiltInAI

Utter - Chrome Web Store

Global hotkey for voice-to-text input using Speech Recognition

New 5k personal record: 27m40s (vs 29m33s). It's a doubly fine Emperor's birthday holiday with Japanese plum blossom and a warm blue sky!
BE KOBE ❤️
It was a great #w3cTPAC !
Next one will be much further away: Dublin.
Photos from an evening stroll on day 4 of #w3cTPAC in Kobe.
Photos from the morning run on day 3 of #w3cTPAC in Kobe.

Day 2 of #w3cTPAC in Kobe.

This interesting building caught my attention so I took a little detour. It's UCC's coffee museum! Too bad that it's closed for a renewal opening next year :(

Day 1 of #w3cTPAC in Kobe, convention center.
Headed to #W3C #TPAC in Kobe! Looking forward to diving into discussions on standardization and opportunities in the AI/ML space for the web. While I might skip the new W3C logo debate 😉, I'm eager to connect with old friends and make new ones passionate about the web.

Videos from the Web AI Summit coming soon!

In the meantime, here's the deck for "Beyond the demo: building the WebAI playbook." Let's validate ideas & UX patterns, fill tooling gaps, and write this playbook together.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wTRhaujJnJDxhhuG7KNhHfBl_2wQ0yqIX1V7xs4OesI/edit?usp=drivesdk

#WebAI #BuiltinAI #WebDev #GeminiNano #ChromeAI