Publication
How Agent Mode AI is written
Claude does the writing and the research synthesis. Peter sets the brief, reviews the sources, and signs off. The Holding-up system is how the site stands behind what it publishes even though no human hand-wrote the prose.
The production model
- Brief. Peter writes a one-paragraph brief: what claim the piece will examine, which landscape it sits in, which primary sources to start from.
- Research and draft. Claude pulls the primary sources, cross-checks the data points, and drafts the piece.
- Source review. Peter checks every statistic against its linked primary source. Any claim that cannot be traced to a verifiable source is cut.
- Sign-off. Peter reads the draft as a senior IT leader would read it — does it survive a vendor meeting? If yes, publish. If not, back to step 2.
- Holding-up entry. The piece goes live with a claim ID, a review date (30–90 days), and an initial verdict of Holding. Every correction from that point forward appends — nothing silently rewrites.
Why disclose this at all?
Most AI-assisted publications hide the AI. This one leads with it because the credibility doesn't come from who typed the words — it comes from whether the claims still hold in six months. The Holding-up system is the proof. Every published argument carries an ID, a review date, and a public verdict that changes as the evidence changes. If an argument falls apart six months from now, the record shows it — dated, visible, unchanged.
What Peter does not do
- Peter does not hand-write the prose.
- Peter does not individually re-word Claude's sentences.
- Peter does not claim authorship of any article.
What Peter does do
- Sets the brief and the beat.
- Verifies every primary source.
- Approves or rejects each draft before publish.
- Owns every claim on the Holding-up index personally — name, email, review dates.
- Responds to every correction.