--- author: "Umesh Malik" canonical: "https://umesh-malik.com/blog/tag/ai-engineering" description: "Explore articles tagged with AI Engineering by Umesh Malik — AI Engineer, LLM & GenAI Developer. Learn AI Engineering best practices, practical tips, and in-depth guides." title: "Umesh Malik's Blog - AI Engineering Articles | AI Engineering Tutorials" tokens: 1097 generator: "scripts/generate-page-markdown.mjs" --- [← Back to Blog](https://umesh-malik.com/blog) # AI Engineering 8 articles [![Cover showing the PCIe bottleneck in traditional GPU-NIC architecture versus MTIA 300's built-in NIC design that delivers 1.2 TB/s without CPU mediation](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/eliminate-pcie-bottleneck-ai-training-cover.png) AI Engineering • Aug 25, 2026 ### Fix the PCIe Bottleneck in AI Training: How Built-in NICs Work Fix the PCIe bottleneck in AI training with built-in NICs. Meta's MTIA 300 reclaims 1.2 TB/s by eliminating host CPU mediation. 9 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/eliminate-pcie-bottleneck-ai-training) [![Three brain-wiring strategies compared by information cost, from an infeasible 3x10^15 bits down to a genome-feasible 300 million bits](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/how-dna-wires-a-brain-cover.png) AI Engineering • Aug 16, 2026 ### How DNA wires a brain: 300M bits for 100 trillion connections How DNA wires a brain: a ~10B-bit genome must wire 100 trillion connections. The scheme that closes the gap in 300M bits, and why two simpler plans fail first. 9 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/how-dna-wires-a-brain) [![Diagram of a Workers AI request routed through AI Gateway, showing the payload log, token count and cost attribution captured at the gateway hop](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/ai-gateway-for-workers-ai-cover.png) AI Engineering • Aug 7, 2026 ### Set up AI Gateway for Workers AI: one argument, every call logged AI Gateway for Workers AI is now one argument on env.AI.run. What it logs instantly, why caching stays off until you ask, and the 60-second TTL floor. 10 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/ai-gateway-for-workers-ai) [![Diagram of an LLM eval framework pipeline: tasks and configs produce runs, graders apply checks to produce grades](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/llm-eval-framework-smevals-cover.png) LLM Engineering • Aug 4, 2026 ### LLM Eval Framework: Grade Prompts, Models and Harnesses An LLM eval framework turns vibes into scores. How smevals structures tasks, configs, runners and graders — and how to ship your first eval today. 10 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/llm-eval-framework-smevals) [![Production-grade AI agents — the funnel from 353,000 course registrations down to 6,000 shipped agent projects](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/production-grade-ai-agents-vibe-to-live-gap-cover.png) AI Engineering • Aug 4, 2026 ### Production-Grade AI Agents: The Vibe-to-Live Gap Production-grade AI agents need more than a working demo. 353,000 signed up to learn agents; 6,000 shipped a capstone. Here's exactly what closes the gap. 11 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/production-grade-ai-agents-vibe-to-live-gap) [![A RAG chatbot in Next.js: embed the query, search pgvector, augment the prompt, stream a cited answer](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/rag-chatbot-nextjs-guide-cover.png) AI Engineering • Jul 21, 2026 ### Build a RAG Chatbot in Next.js: Retrieval, Streaming & Citations (2026) Build a RAG chatbot in Next.js with the AI SDK: embed the query, search pgvector, stream a grounded answer with citations, and stop hallucinations. 8 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/rag-chatbot-nextjs-guide) [![The production layer of a Vercel AI SDK app: streaming, tool-calling, abort, rate limiting, and cost control](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/vercel-ai-sdk-production-guide-cover.png) AI Engineering • Jul 21, 2026 ### Vercel AI SDK in Production: Streaming, Tool-Calling & the Gotchas Nobody Tells You (2026) Vercel AI SDK in production: streaming, tool-calling, aborting generations, error retry UX, rate limiting, and cost control — the layer every tutorial skips. 9 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/vercel-ai-sdk-production-guide) [![A lightning bolt splitting between Next.js and Vite logos, symbolizing Cloudflare's revolutionary Vinext framework that's 4.4x faster](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/cloudflare-vinext-cover.png) Web Engineering • Feb 25, 2026 ### Cloudflare viNext: The $1,100 Next.js-on-Vite Rebuild Cloudflare viNext rebuilt Next.js on Vite for $1,100 in 7 days: 4.4x faster builds, 57% smaller bundles, already powering CIO.gov in production. 27 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/cloudflare-vinext-next-js-vite-revolution)