Sivam Pillai
AI systems • Manufacturing • Ideas • Musings
Hi, I’m Sivam. I build AI systems that turn industrial data into practical intelligence. Over the past eight years I’ve worked across machine learning, time-series modeling, and data systems, taking ideas from early research through to deployed products used in real environments. I’m particularly interested in technologies that make industry more autonomous, efficient, and energy-aware.
A few starting points
A small sampler from across the site — one project, one essay, one creative, and one quote.
Project
Eval Sakhi: Making AI Evaluation Less of a Blank Page
Eval Sakhi is an AI evaluation agent that generates structured evaluation plans for any AI project—covering metrics, failure modes, and guardrails—so teams can move beyond “vibe checks” and build reliable systems.
Essay
Evolution of Large Language Models and AI Systems
A storytelling-driven reflection on how transformers, scaling laws, RLHF, reasoning systems, and agents transformed AI from next-token prediction into the foundation of modern intelligent systems.
Creative
Why You and I?
A poem about two souls drawn together by love, wondering why they belong to each other—and realizing it was always meant to be.
Quote
Simplicity and quiet confidence
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”