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# Richard Barigela

@richardbarigela · USA · Joined June 2026

Writing about how emerging technologies reshape the way we build, lead, and work.

### [What I was willing to build changed once an agent wrote the code](https://richardbarigela.hashnode.dev/agentic-ai-product?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A product leader’s honest account of building an app by directing an agent. The hard part doesn’t disappear. It just moves.

5 min read · [richardbarigela.hashnode.dev](https://richardbarigela.hashnode.dev/agentic-ai-product?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/agentic-ai-product/6a6ac5cd2d941687143c97ff)

### [Your AI Assistant Knows Too Much. Here's What You Can Do About It.](https://richardbarigela.hashnode.dev/ai-privacy-why-sensitive-work-should-stay-local?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Every time you ask an AI a question, data leaves your device. If you're working on anything sensitive, that invisible flow is a problem worth solving.

5 min read · [richardbarigela.hashnode.dev](https://richardbarigela.hashnode.dev/ai-privacy-why-sensitive-work-should-stay-local?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-privacy-why-sensitive-work-should-stay-local/6a20cf04f243d1ee74b1c332)