How My Articles Are Born

A transparent human-AI collaboration process

The Step-by-Step Process

Me
AI
Me + AI
1

Ideation

Me

It all starts with curiosity. I read editorials, academic papers, and books. Ideas that strike me end up in a backlog of potential articles.

Reading diverse sources: papers, books, editorials

Annotating interesting insights

Maintaining an idea backlog

2

Research

Me + AI

When an idea leaves the backlog, I dive into the sources. I re-read carefully, search for additional material, and analyze everything in depth.

Deep re-reading of original sources

Searching for additional sources (AI helps here)

Critical reading of every source (always me)

3

Planning

Me

I define what's worth writing. Sometimes one source yields multiple articles. I identify the audience and create a precise outline.

Identifying key themes

Defining target audience

Outline: interests, technical level, tone to use

4

First Draft

Me

I write. Starting with brainstorming on paper, structuring ideas, then putting down the text. This phase is entirely manual.

Free brainstorming on paper

Structuring ideas

Writing the complete first draft

5

Simulated Feedback

AI

AI role-plays as my target audience and gives feedback. It helps me understand what's unclear or overly detailed.

Target reader simulation

Identifying unclear points

Flagging excessive detail

6

Content Revision

Me

I rewrite based on feedback. I balance depth and accessibility, making sure every point is clear.

Rewriting critical points

Balancing details/accessibility

Checking argumentative coherence

7

Editorial Review

AI

A series of automated checks to polish the text and make it more readable.

Syntactic-grammatical review

Style consistency check

Readability optimization

8

Fact-Checking

AI

Systematic verification of everything: sources, arguments, individual factual claims.

Verification of cited sources

Checking theses and arguments

Check of every factual claim

9

Finalization

AI

Final editorial touches: internal links, formatting, and metadata for publication.

Setting up internal links

Formatting titles and sources

Generating SEO metadata

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My Work
AI Contribution

Ideation, reading, backlog

1

Source analysis, critical reading

2

Additional source search

Complete planning

3

Writing first draft

4

Evaluating feedback

5

Target audience simulation

Content revision

6

Final oversight

7

Grammar and style review

Final oversight

8

Systematic fact-checking

Final oversight

9

Metadata and internal links

My Philosophy

AI is a tool, not an author. Ideas, argumentative structure, and voice are always mine. AI helps me be more efficient in the mechanical parts of the process, freeing up time for what matters: thinking, analyzing, writing.