Steve Dolinsky writes about simulation bias, Program as Code, and how engineered execution systems can remain connected to reality.https://dolinsky.ai/en© 2026 Steve Dolinskyhttps://dolinsky.ai/essays/programs-are-networks-of-commitments/https://dolinsky.ai/essays/programs-are-networks-of-commitments/A working model of programs as linked commitments rather than task collections, and a set of ways the model could prove less useful than it sounds.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayground-truthcommitment-networksprogram-as-codeprogram-observabilityhttps://dolinsky.ai/systems/program-operating-system/https://dolinsky.ai/systems/program-operating-system/A provisional architecture for representing, observing, governing, and executing complex programs across humans, agents, software systems, suppliers, and physical work.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSystemground-truthprogram-operating-systemcommitment-networksprogram-observabilityhuman-judgmentai-agentshttps://dolinsky.ai/essays/program-as-code/https://dolinsky.ai/essays/program-as-code/The reporting-centered model of program management is being replaced by something with software-like properties. Here is the full argument, what it makes possible, where it breaks, and what I still cannot answer.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-16T00:00:00.000ZEssayground-truthcommitment-networksprogram-as-codeprogram-observabilityprogram-operating-systemai-agentshuman-judgmenthttps://dolinsky.ai/systems/program-observability/https://dolinsky.ai/systems/program-observability/The sensing and state-reconciliation layer of a proposed Program Operating System: evidence, claims, provenance, uncertainty, and 10 signals that can still be gamed.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-16T00:00:00.000ZSystemground-truthprogram-observabilityprogram-operating-systemcommitment-networkshttps://dolinsky.ai/thesis/https://dolinsky.ai/thesis/Complex programs are networks of commitments under uncertainty. Program as Code is the implementation philosophy for making that system observable, governable, and increasingly executable.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT2026-08-16T00:00:00.000ZThesisground-truthcommitment-networksprogram-as-codeprogram-observabilityprogram-operating-systemhuman-judgmenthttps://dolinsky.ai/field-notes/the-sanity-check-was-an-accident/https://dolinsky.ai/field-notes/the-sanity-check-was-an-accident/One person deciding to check one figure found 3 months of invented analytics. I am still trying to work out what a real control would look like.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTField Noteground-truthprogram-observabilityai-agentshttps://dolinsky.ai/essays/simulation-bias-is-already-here/https://dolinsky.ai/essays/simulation-bias-is-already-here/A Reddit post about an AI hallucinating analytics data for months is the clearest real-world example of simulation bias I have seen yet.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayground-truthai-agentshttps://dolinsky.ai/essays/day-in-the-life-tpm-2035/https://dolinsky.ai/essays/day-in-the-life-tpm-2035/Imagining how AI-native teams, agent swarms, and simulation bias reshape a TPM daily routine, and which parts of the job survive it.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTEssayground-truthprogram-operating-systemai-agentshuman-judgmenthttps://dolinsky.ai/essays/are-our-programs-simulations/https://dolinsky.ai/essays/are-our-programs-simulations/When status replaces reality, programs collapse. On simulation bias, watermelon programs, and keeping teams grounded as AI-mediated insight becomes the norm.Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTEssayground-truthprogram-as-code