AI:AM’s Morning Brief is made with AI assistance and human editorial approval. Cue, our AI producer, helps assemble and write it. Prakash makes the final call on what goes out.
We start with sources
The system collects material from news feeds, newsletters, web and X searches, and posts shared by our team in the AI:AM chat group. We use a shared freshness window and filter previously covered stories before drafting. Related links can be combined into one story.
The show comes first
Before writing the news, we prepare the quote of the day, the guest lineup and a clip from the show. Guest introductions draw on the host’s on-air brief and the planned conversation. Clips retain the original X commentary; Best of AI X uses screenshots linked to the original posts.
AI helps write a cohesive brief
A smaller model shortlists news candidates before the main writer runs. The writer receives those sources alongside the prepared show material and produces the title, subtitle, Top Stories, Best of X selection and Headlines together. Our current workflow uses OpenAI models for supporting tasks and an Anthropic model for the main writing. Those choices may change as we improve the process.
Prakash reviews the issue
Prakash reviews the draft and a reader preview in Slack. He can change selections, flag copy for rewriting and leave editorial feedback. Changes are saved first; an explicit regeneration request applies them. Recreating the preview after a selection-only change does not require a new writing call. The issue must be confirmed before it enters publishing.
Then we publish
Cloudflare handles collection, preparation and review. After approval, automation on our Mac uploads the approved issue to Substack, including the native video and links on the X screenshots, and schedules the email. The Mac does not choose stories or rewrite the approved copy.
Sources, judgment and corrections
Story sources appear below each story, and headlines link to their sources. AI can make mistakes, and human review is not a guarantee of accuracy. We aim to distinguish reported facts from forecasts and interpretation. If you spot an error, reply to the newsletter so we can investigate and correct it.
“Approved by Prakash” means Prakash confirmed that issue for publication. It does not mean every claim was independently verified.