TL;DR: AI Insider is a content experiment where I'm building a newsletter using AI automation. Instead of hiding the AI behind polished marketing copy, I'm showing exactly how it works — real costs ($0.08/article), real prompts, real failures. If you want to see how AI-driven content actually gets made, you're in the right place.

Why I Started This

I run V7 Fund, a venture capital firm focused on AI startups. Every day I see founders building AI products, but most AI content online is... garbage. Generic SEO spam, clickbait, or AI-generated slop pretending to be human.

I wanted to try something different: What if I built a content machine that's completely transparent about being AI-powered?

How It Actually Works

I have an AI assistant named Anna (running on Claude) that helps me create content. But here's what makes this different:

  • No hiding: Every article shows exactly how it was made
  • Real costs: I track and publish what each piece costs to create
  • Real prompts: You can see the actual instructions I give the AI
  • Real failures: When things break, I write about that too

The Numbers So Far

Here's what I've learned after the first week:

  • Cost per article: ~$0.08 (Claude API)
  • Time to publish: 15-30 minutes with human review
  • Articles published: 10+

These numbers will change as I optimize. I'll keep updating them.

What You'll Find Here

This isn't a news site. It's not trying to compete with TechCrunch or The Verge.

Instead, you'll find:

  • Show Your Work posts: Behind-the-scenes of how each piece gets made
  • AI industry analysis: My take on what's actually important in AI
  • Tool reviews: Honest assessments of AI products I actually use
  • Experiments: Things I'm testing, with real results

Why "Show Your Work"?

Most AI content tries to pass as human. That's a losing game — readers can tell, and it destroys trust.

I'm betting the opposite approach works better: Be completely transparent about AI involvement, and focus on delivering genuine value.

If I'm right, this becomes a model other creators can follow. If I'm wrong, at least you'll see exactly where I failed.

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