Charles Gallant

Charles Gallant is a designer and engineer at Alephic, an AI-first consultancy tackling marketing's most complex challenges. With over two decades of experience with emerging tech, Charles has worked across Marketing, Robotics, Smart Toys, and Aerospace industries. He's held diverse titles & roles including animator, full stack web developer, creative technologist, and UX director, bringing a multidisciplinary approach to solving complex technical problems.

Posts by Charles Gallant

Borrowing Tolerances

Engineers know that 3D printing works best as part of a larger material system—not as a standalone solution. This principle of "borrowing tolerances" from steel, silicon, and other materials reveals a useful analogy for AI development. Like the PLA filament in thoughtful engineering designs, AI delivers its best value when integrated within robust technical systems that leverage each component's unique strengths.