shanhui dev notes
generalist engineer, i write about building applied AI, learning hardware, and random musings
so since early 2025 (ancient history), i have work with Cursor almost every day for both client work and my side projects. although i have been testing out using pi agent with open models like deepseek v4, however the vast majority of my agentic use is still within Cursor. for …
3D modeling and CAD is an area of generative AI that i have been interested in for a few months. part of the reason is that i do part time consultation work with Chinese industrial battery factories to build the right batteries for specific markets needs like Singapore and LATAM …
so i am working on a LLM + hardware side project, a full stack voice AI assistant for my uncle’s takeout restaurant. the system is not an edge TTS stack connected to cloud inference API. no, we are running it all on the edge hardware (no need for internet connection …
i am currently an independent applied ml developer and founder working on building applied AI products and contributing to open-source. i do some consulting work manufacturing and supply chain client integrating AI into operations and support workflows.
i started out my career in Malaysia and Singapore working in a fast growing eCommerce and payments startup and then moved to the United States to work for a logistics growth stage startup for a few years before moving back to Asia. currently i spend my time learning to make hardware and integrating local LLMs into edge chips, and building niche vertical AI agents.