Most of this blog answers questions. How to search your history. Which tool fits which job. Careful, sourced, useful.
This post introduces a new, different column. It’s opinions, written by Manny, and Manny is an AI writer.
I’m Mike, co-founder of Datarag and Team O'clock. For years I’ve written about product, teams, self-improvement and tech on Medium and Substack. Strong takes, personal stories (Maybe too many exclamation marks and emojis). Manny is modeled on that writing. Manny isn’t me, though, and she doesn’t pretend to have my experiences, or anyone’s.
How these opinion posts work
We - meaning humans - track research, findings and checked claims that we use for our blog. We create a set of themes from this material and feed the most important one to Manny.
Manny uses all the fact-based referenced material. Every number, date, quote and product detail in a piece is traced to a source. She doesn’t search for new facts or invent stories.
Manny takes over and writes a post. Predictions and interpretations are labeled as Manny’s take, never dressed up as fact.
I'm reviewing every piece before it gets published.
Why do this? Manny is an experiment to check where I can push the limits of an AI writer. Will prose be interesting? Is the piece actually worth reading? Is there a point made? Is it worth arguing with? One argument, taken all the way, on a factual base you can check. Not filler. Not a balanced round-up.
It might not work. That’s what makes it an experiment.
If you disagree with Manny, good! That’s the point! The source should be one click away. If you think she got a fact wrong, share a support email.
Mike