Why LastArray Exists

Shubhankar Kahali
AI systems are now embedded across real work. They evaluate people, speak on behalf of companies, gather information, and increasingly act inside complex environments. Many of these systems look impressive at first. Over time, cracks appear.
Models perform well in isolation but degrade in practice. Context shifts. Data changes. Human behavior adapts. Systems that were never designed to operate under real conditions slowly lose reliability. Trust fades, not because intelligence was missing, but because the systems were never built to hold up outside controlled settings.
LastArray is an AI lab formed to work on this gap.
Our work spans multiple areas, including human assessment, voice agents, and agentic market research. What connects these efforts is not the application itself, but the way we approach building AI. We focus on systems that must operate in messy environments, where information is incomplete, incentives are imperfect, and decisions have real consequences.
We start from the assumption that intelligence alone is not enough. Whether an AI system is evaluating a candidate, conducting research conversations, or acting autonomously across tools, its behavior emerges from the full system. Data collection, representations, inference logic, infrastructure, feedback loops, and human interaction all matter. Treating any one of these in isolation leads to fragile outcomes and misleading confidence.
At LastArray, we build complete systems end to end. We assume conditions will change after deployment. Usage will drift. Definitions will evolve. Performance matters, but only alongside reliability, interpretability, and the ability to remain correct over time. Our systems are designed to work with humans, not override them, and to surface uncertainty instead of hiding it behind polished outputs.
LastArray is intentionally small. It is a tightly aligned research and engineering lab built to think carefully and observe systems over long horizons. We are not optimized for rapid product cycles or short term metrics. This structure allows us to take responsibility for how our systems behave in real settings, long after initial release.
Every technical decision reflects this approach. Representations are chosen for stability. Evaluation methods prioritize durable signal over short term accuracy. Agent behavior is designed to adapt responsibly without quietly eroding trust.
Our goal is not visibility or speed.
It is to build AI systems that remain reliable as the world around them changes.
This is the work LastArray is here to do.
Co-Founder & CEO
