Patrick McKenzie (patio11) podcast on technology, finance, and systems thinking.

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Complex Systems

Latest Episodes

Understanding consumer debt collections: the underbelly of finance

Understanding consumer debt collections: the underbelly of finance
Inference engineering and the real-world deployment of LLMs, with Philip Kiely

Inference engineering and the real-world deployment of LLMs, with Philip Kiely
Secrets designed to be divulged and other payment oddities

Secrets designed to be divulged and other payment oddities
Understanding government procurement, with Luke Farrell

Understanding government procurement, with Luke Farrell
APIs of evil: studying fraud as infrastructure

APIs of evil: studying fraud as infrastructure
Why check cashing businesses exist

Why check cashing businesses exist