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6/30/2026
A Life in 150 Words, with AI

A Life in 150 Words, with AI

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The author built Tycoona, a system generating 60-second biographical video reels using Claude Sonnet 4.6 for AI-powered storytelling. Through iterative prompt engineering—screenwriter personas, voice.md constraints, and explicit arc selection—they solved common LLM weaknesses like hyperbole, vague language, and generic narratives. The techniques (verified facts, single voice guidance, human curation of generated arcs) offer a replicable blueprint for structured LLM content production.

  • •Built Tycoona to create biographical video reels with Claude, finding Sonnet 4.6 more grounded than Opus 4.7
  • •Used persona-based prompting, voice guidelines, and factuality constraints to overcome LLM weaknesses
  • •Demonstrated that explicit arc specification and human curation produce publishable narratives over generic lists

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

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