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Oct 5, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Why OpenAI Sends Engineers On-Site: The FDE Playbook for Enterprise AI

OpenAI's Forward Deployed Engineering lead Colin Jarvis reveals why stronger models require on-site engineers to bridge the gap between demo capabilities and production trust, detailing eval-driven development, deterministic-probabilistic boundaries, and the 'Eat Pain → Excrete Product' methodology across Morgan Stanley, semiconductor, supply chain, and Klarna case studies.