# Writing. Deterministic Labs

- [The empty seat](https://deterministiclabs.ai/writing/the-empty-seat.md) (October 2026):
  why people end up sitting next to machines, what the seat really
  does, and when it is safe to leave it empty.
- [Firm ground](https://deterministiclabs.ai/writing/firm-ground.md) (August 2026):
  determinism does not belong everywhere. On the kinds of problems,
  the layers of certainty, and where to build.