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title: "Qatlama LTD in Coruzant: Furkat Kasimov on Model Independence"
description: "Coruzant's Digital Executive podcast features Qatlama founder Furkat Kasimov on model independence, AI workflow costs and application-layer companies."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/results/qatlama-coruzant-furkat-kasimov-model-independence
last-updated: 2026-08-12
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# Qatlama LTD in Coruzant: Furkat Kasimov on Model Independence

Coruzant's Digital Executive podcast features Qatlama founder Furkat Kasimov on model independence, AI workflow costs and application-layer companies.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/results/qatlama-coruzant-furkat-kasimov-model-independence
Brand: Qatlama LTD
Outlet: Coruzant (DA 64)
Published: 2026-08-12
Industry: AI Venture Studio
Live URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi087-SYo-8
Primary Query: Furkat Kasimov Qatlama AI model independence podcast

Coruzant published [Furkat Kasimov’s Digital Executive interview transcript](https://coruzant.com/transcripts/furkat-kasimov-podcast-transcript/) on August 12, 2026. The [recorded episode with Kasimov is on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi087-SYo-8). Kasimov founded Qatlama LTD and AppLayerAI, the venture studio described in [Qatlama’s brand profile](https://authoritytech.io/brands/qatlama). AuthorityTech is Qatlama's earned-media partner and secured this feature.

## The record

| Item | What the published sources show |
|---|---|
| Outlet | Coruzant's *The Digital Executive* podcast, hosted by Brian Thomas |
| Guest | Furkat Kasimov, founder of Qatlama LTD and AppLayerAI |
| Published | August 12, 2026 on Coruzant's profile and transcript pages |
| Format | Recorded interview, with a written transcript and a YouTube episode |
| Subject | How an application-layer venture studio evaluates AI opportunities, model independence, workflow economics and deployment risks |

For an executive assessing application-layer AI, the interview makes the studio's operating thesis concrete: keep company knowledge portable, measure the cost of a completed workflow and plan for governance before deployment.

## What Kasimov says about the application layer

Thomas asks how Kasimov came to build AppLayerAI and Qatlama. In the [published transcript](https://coruzant.com/transcripts/furkat-kasimov-podcast-transcript/), Kasimov describes working backward from business problems he expects AI to help solve. His thesis is that established companies may prefer to acquire a working, domain-specific solution rather than build every such application themselves.

Asked about model independence, Kasimov compares foundation models to cloud providers: an application should be able to replace one model with another without losing its own business knowledge. He names tacit knowledge, an ontology and an agent harness as layers a company should retain. For unit economics, he recommends measuring the cost of completing a workflow rather than using the most expensive model for every task. He says cheaper models can handle some jobs while more capable models are reserved for work that needs them.

On deployment, Kasimov distinguishes cheaper pilots from the harder task of implementation. He urges founders and executives to account for governance and consequences, and to keep a human in the loop. His closing advice is to build reusable company knowledge while staying focused on what makes the underlying business valuable.

## Where to read the full account

The [Coruzant interview transcript on AI venture building](https://coruzant.com/transcripts/furkat-kasimov-podcast-transcript/) carries his full answers on model choice, workflow economics and deployment. The [Qatlama brand profile](https://authoritytech.io/brands/qatlama) collects the company's identity from its own site and the coverage timeline.

## FAQ

**What did Furkat Kasimov discuss on The Digital Executive?**
He discussed why AppLayerAI builds application-layer companies, how to avoid dependence on a single foundation model, how to measure AI workflow cost and why governance matters when pilots become deployed systems. The [full transcript](https://coruzant.com/transcripts/furkat-kasimov-podcast-transcript/) carries his answers.

**How are Qatlama LTD and AppLayerAI related?**
Coruzant identifies Kasimov as founder of both. AppLayerAI is the venture-studio name in the [Qatlama profile](https://authoritytech.io/brands/qatlama), grounded in the company’s own description of building AI-native businesses.

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