# Dossier — Chasing capabilities while waiting for the frontier

- **Session ID**: `caecd5f6-b352-4868-a995-f0f71679caf0`
- **Talk Transcript**: [transcript.md](transcript.md)
- **Recording**: `2026-10-14_0901_Ramp`
- **Freshness**: `settling` (last checked 2026-11-14T12:15:30-05:00)

## Speakers

- **Alexander Shevchenko** (Ramp) · status: `found`
  - Site: https://ramp.com/
  - Evidence: *"well, this is a very general-purpose spreadsheet handling agent, and a lot of the work that people do on Ramp, both inside of the company, but also all of our customers, accounting and finance professionals"*

## Companies

- **Ramp** (https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule) — Organization represented at AI Engineer New York 2026 (Chasing capabilities while waiting for the frontier).

## Verified Resources

- **[Schedule | AI Engineer NYC 2026 — Chasing capabilities while waiting for the frontier](https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule#session-caecd5f6-b352-4868-a995-f0f71679caf0)** (`product`, first seen 2026-10-26T10:41:07-04:00, post-event publication — added 12 days after the talk)
  - Why: Official AI Engineer NYC 2026 session entry and abstract for "Chasing capabilities while waiting for the frontier".
  - Evidence: *"well, this is a very general-purpose spreadsheet handling agent, and a lot of the work that people do on Ramp, both inside of the company, but also all of our customers, accounting and finance professionals"*
- **[Our Smaller Model Beat Opus on Finance Tasks - Alexander Shevchenko, Ramp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-42NrYjwxM)** (`youtube`, first seen 2026-11-14T12:15:30-05:00, post-event publication — added 31 days after the talk)
  - Why: Official recording of this talk on the AI Engineer YouTube channel, published after the event.
  - Evidence: page title *"Our Smaller Model Beat Opus on Finance Tasks - Alexander Shevchenko, Ramp"*

## Coverage & Gaps

- Post-event settling window (12 days after 2026-10-14): standalone slide deck not yet published on the session page.