How FFC is made

Exactly how AI is and isn't used at Fresh From Cache, broken down by the kind of post you're reading.

Fresh From Cache is one person's publication. I use AI as a writing tool, and I'd rather tell you exactly how than leave you guessing. It works differently depending on what you're reading.

  • News posts: I pick the story and the sources, then Claude and I research and fact-check them. Claude drafts in my voice, and I review and correct every line before anything goes out.
  • Learn, Blog, and how-to pieces: I write these myself. Claude handles mechanical cleanup only, spelling, punctuation, the typo I missed.

Two things hold for everything here, no exceptions. I verify every concrete fact myself before it publishes, and every editorial call is mine. The byline is real, and a person read the piece before you did.

Why lay all this out? Because hiding it would be the fastest way to lose your trust. There's a lot of tech content now that's generated wholesale, published under a name that isn't a real person, with nobody checking whether it's true. This is the opposite of that. If you ever catch something wrong, tell me and I'll fix it: joel@freshfromcache.com.

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