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Practice this topicDeterministic AI Workflows
Design reliable AI-assisted workflows with explicit rules, validated state, safe actions, and reproducible tests.
Foundations & responsibility boundaries4State, rules & graph execution3Scope, safety & external actions3Testing, reuse & architecture choices3Production lessons & implementation3
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Why Scripted Testing Matters
An important lesson is to test the deterministic engine without depending on live LLM variability.
Intermediate2 min read
Reusable Engine vs. Application
Another useful architectural distinction is between a workflow engine and the application that uses it.
Intermediate2 min read
LLM-Driven vs. Deterministic Workflow
| Area | LLM-driven workflow | LLM-assisted deterministic workflow | |---|---|---| | Natural-language understanding | LLM | LLM | | Next-step selection | Primarily LLM | Explicit workflow rules | | Business decisions | Model-guided | Rule-d
Intermediate2 min read
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