Applying Deming's Continuous Improvement to Multi-Agent AI Systems
AIDesignProductivityFilmmakingDeming in the Machine: Running an AI-Assisted Film Production on Continuous Improvementgreggbarber7 min read·2 days ago--ListenShareSep 25, 2026 · @Gregg Gordon BarberA case study in applying W. Edwards Deming’s continuous-improvement philosophy, through a Knowledge Engineer role, to a creative project run with multiple AI assistants.Four revisions of my film’s master document moved nothing. Not one panel, not one shot duration, not one story decision changed across revisions 11 through 14.
- ▪AIDesignProductivityFilmmakingDeming in the Machine: Running an AI-Assisted Film Production on Continuous Improvementgreggbarber7 min read·2 days ago--ListenShareSep 25, 2026 · @Gregg Gordon BarberA case study in applying W.
- ▪Edwards Deming’s continuous-improvement philosophy, through a Knowledge Engineer role, to a creative project run with multiple AI assistants.Four revisions of my film’s master document moved nothing.
- ▪Not one panel, not one shot duration, not one story decision changed across revisions 11 through 14.
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| Publication time | Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:47:08 +0000 |
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AIDesignProductivityFilmmakingDeming in the Machine: Running an AI-Assisted Film Production on Continuous Improvementgreggbarber7 min read·2 days ago--ListenShareSep 25, 2026 · @Gregg Gordon BarberA case study in applying W. Edwards Deming’s continuous-improvement philosophy, through a Knowledge Engineer role, to a creative project run with multiple AI assistants.Four revisions of my film’s master document moved nothing. Not one panel, not one shot duration, not one story decision changed across revisions 11 through 14. Every one of them was spent on file bookkeeping.Nobody made a bad call. The AI assistants were careful, and so was I.
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