The latest articles on DEV Community by PNJ (@buildwithpnj). https://dev.to/buildwithpnj https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4013768%2F140a7c4b-a98a-476c-9f45-6030c40375b9.jpeg https://dev.to/buildwithpnj en PNJ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:07:41 +0000 https://dev.to/buildwithpnj/why-im-building-ai-in-public-and-why-this-time-is-different-91n https://dev.to/buildwithpnj/why-im-building-ai-in-public-and-why-this-time-is-different-91n <h1> Why I'm Building AI in Public (And Why This Time Is Different) </h1> <p>For the last few months, I've been learning, experimenting, and building with AI.</p> <p>Like many developers, I spent a lot of time consuming tutorials, reading documentation, and trying new tools.</p> <p>Eventually I realized something:</p> <blockquote> <p>Watching AI isn't the same as building AI.</p> </blockquote> <p>So today I'm making a commitment.</p> <p>I'm building in public.</p> <h2> What you'll find here </h2> <p>I'll document everything I build, including:</p> <ul> <li>AI Agents</li> <li>Voice AI</li> <li>LLM Applications</li> <li>Automation Workflows</li> <li>SaaS Projects</li> <li>Open Source Experiments</li> <li>Architecture Breakdowns</li> <li>Lessons from failures and debugging</li> </ul> <p>Not just the final result—the entire process.</p> <h2> Why build in public? </h2> <p>Because shipping consistently teaches more than endlessly preparing.</p> <p>My goal isn't to chase every AI trend.</p> <p>It's to understand how to design, build, test, and deploy production-ready AI systems that solve real problems.</p> <h2> Current roadmap </h2> <p>I'm currently focusing on:</p> <ul> <li>Python</li> <li>Machine Learning</li> <li>AI Engineering</li> <li>Kaggle</li> <li>LLMs</li> <li>AI Agents</li> <li>Automation</li> <li>Full-stack AI applications</li> </ul> <p>Every project will be shared with code, documentation, and lessons learned.</p> <h2> What's next? </h2> <p>Over the coming weeks I'll publish:</p> <ul> <li>AI project walkthroughs</li> <li>Kaggle learning notes</li> <li>AI agent architecture</li> <li>Voice AI experiments</li> <li>Automation workflows</li> <li>GitHub repositories</li> <li>Engineering insights</li> </ul> <p>If you're also building with AI, I'd love to connect and learn together.</p> <p>Let's build something meaningful.</p> <p>🚀 See you in the next project.</p> ai buildinpublic learning llm