Ben Perlmutter's personal website.https://ben.perlmutter.io/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/bitter-pour/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/bitter-pour/A laid-off software engineer's coffee ritual starts to unravel during the job hunt. Modern gothic fiction about obsession, isolation, and bitter coffee.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/nl-to-mongodb/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/nl-to-mongodb/Measuring how well LLMs can translate natural language to MongoDB queries.Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/ipad-enforced-focus/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/ipad-enforced-focus/How using an iPad instead of a computer has made me more focused, more productive, and less likely to mindlessly scroll on Instagram Reels.Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/knowledge-is-the-new-uranium-talk/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/knowledge-is-the-new-uranium-talk/Conference talk about the many powerful ways to use your content with LLMs. Presented at AI Engineers World's Fair, June 2024.Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/knowledge-is-the-new-uranium/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/knowledge-is-the-new-uranium/Exploring how knowledge resources have become the most powerful fuel for generative AI applications, from RAG chatbots to model training datasets.Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-rag-proxy/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-rag-proxy/Improving LLM performance on domain specific tasks with hidden RAG.Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-chatbot-framework-learning-byte/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-chatbot-framework-learning-byte/Video overview of MongoDB Chatbot Framework for MongoDB UniversityMon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-von-neumann-cognitive-architecture/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-von-neumann-cognitive-architecture/A base architecture for building cognitive appsWed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-emerging-generative-ai-content-ecosystem/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-emerging-generative-ai-content-ecosystem/Conference talk from AI the Docs - April 3, 2024.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-chatbot-framework/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-chatbot-framework/Full-stack framework for building intelligent chatbots with MongoDB and Atlas Vector Search.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:33:05 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-mongodb-ai-chatbot-framework-from-skunkworks-to-production/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/the-mongodb-ai-chatbot-framework-from-skunkworks-to-production/I went on MongoDB TV to talk about the MongoDB Chatbot Framework.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/technical-education-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/technical-education-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/Examining how emerging generative AI technologies facilitate a future of bespoke technical educational experiences.Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/build-a-production-ready-intelligent-chatbot-with-the-mongodb-chatbot/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/build-a-production-ready-intelligent-chatbot-with-the-mongodb-chatbot/The MongoDB Chatbot Framework is a set of libraries that you can use to build a production-ready, full-stack chatbot application using TypeScript, Express.js, and React.Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/exploring-custom-gpts/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/exploring-custom-gpts/Exploring the utility, potential, and fun of ChatGPT's custom GPTsSun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/from-rag-to-the-knowledge-retrieval-tool/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/from-rag-to-the-knowledge-retrieval-tool/Fitting retrieval augmented generation (RAG) into LLM tool callingTue, 26 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/why-chat-is-the-best-interface-for-llms-for-now/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/why-chat-is-the-best-interface-for-llms-for-now/Taking a look at why chatbots have become the best interface for the current generation of LLMs, and what's coming next.Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-podcast-building-the-mongodb-docs-ai-chatbot/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/mongodb-podcast-building-the-mongodb-docs-ai-chatbot/I went on the MongoDB podcast to talk about the MongoDB Docs AI Chatbot.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/taking-rag-to-production-with-the-mongodb-documentation-ai-chatbot/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/taking-rag-to-production-with-the-mongodb-documentation-ai-chatbot/An overview of how we built the MongoDB docs AI chatbotTue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/rage-with-the-machines/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/rage-with-the-machines/[Executing] in the name of...Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/langchain-as-docs-for-the-llm-ecosystem/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/langchain-as-docs-for-the-llm-ecosystem/*And why ~I don't care for~ have mixed opinions on their libraries*Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/output-raw-markdown-with-chatgpt/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/output-raw-markdown-with-chatgpt/How you can use ChatGPT to output raw, unformatted MarkdownFri, 26 May 2023 01:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/chatgpt-for-data-mapping/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/chatgpt-for-data-mapping/One of my current favorite use cases for ChatGPTFri, 19 May 2023 01:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/eslint-documentation-update-project/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/eslint-documentation-update-project/Over the past couple of months I've been working on updating the technical documentation for [ESLint](https://eslint.org/docs/latest/), the JavaScript linter.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/unit-test-the-docs-write-the-docs-portland-22/https://ben.perlmutter.io/posts/unit-test-the-docs-write-the-docs-portland-22/Conference talk about adding unit-tested code examples to documentation. Presented at Write The Docs Portland 2022. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT