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I Made 6 AI Models Predict the World Cup. They Almost All Agreed. (Results: June 24)
I had what I thought was a genuinely fun idea. It’s the 2026 World Cup group stage. China has a football lottery product where you predict win, draw, or loss for 14 matches — all running at the same time. I figured: why not run an experiment? Pit three Chinese AI models against three American…
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My Friend Is 45 and Works in IT. He Asked Me What to Do. I Asked AI. Here’s the Roadmap.
A friend came to me worried about his career at 45 in China’s IT industry. I didn’t have a ready answer, so I asked AI to build him an honest 5-year roadmap. The first thing it said was what he should stop trying to become.
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I Asked AI to Read 10 Months of My Investment Conversations and Write a Second Opinion. It Found the Flaw I Was Hiding From Myself.
I asked Claude to read 10 months of my own investment conversations and write a second opinion on my approach. It found the bias I’d been quietly hiding from myself.
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12 Million Students. One Exam. I Asked AI to Predict the Questions 6 Days Early. Here’s the Verdict.
Every June, 12.6 million Chinese students sit the Gaokao — China’s national college entrance exam. Six days before the 2026 English section, I asked AI to predict the writing topics. It gave five-star confidence ratings. Here’s what actually appeared on the paper.
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I Spent ¥340 on a Mini PC to Run a Local AI Agent. The AI Chose the Hardware. The Software Was Already Obsolete.
I spent ¥340 on a second-hand mini PC to run a local AI agent at home. The AI helped me choose the hardware. The software was already obsolete when it arrived.
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My Niece Is Competing for One of China’s Most Sought-After Jobs. I Used AI to Build Her a 30-Page Study Guide. It Took 20 Minutes.
My niece is competing for a government job in China alongside millions of applicants. I used AI to build her a 30-page study guide tailored to the exam. It took 20 minutes.
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I Asked AI to Help Me Start a Side Hustle on China’s Biggest App. My Account Was Banned Before I Got a Single Follower.
Total time from account creation to permanent ban: less than 24 hours. Zero followers gained. One post published. Here’s exactly what I did wrong — and what I’d do differently.
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My Dad Said “Just Use the AC.” I Asked AI Instead. ¥546 Later, I Barely Need It.
Summer on a top-floor apartment in southern China. My dad said just run the AC. I asked AI what else could be done. ¥546 and one rooftop insulation project later — I barely need it.
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I Fed 20 Financial Reports to AI. It Ignored My Question and Found a Better One.
I started researching a tire company and asked AI to work through 20 financial reports. It set aside my original question and found a completely different one — one I hadn’t thought to ask.
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I Used AI to Research Parkinson’s Disease. It Found 81 Active Clinical Trials in China My Doctor Never Mentioned.
When someone close to me was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, I asked AI to search for active clinical trials in China. It found 81 that were recruiting. My doctor had never mentioned any of them.
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I Fell in Love with a Stock. My AI Noticed Before I Did.
There’s a moment when you stop analyzing a company and start rooting for it. I didn’t notice when I crossed that line with one of my holdings. My AI noticed before I did.
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I Built This Blog for About $96. Here’s Exactly What I Did.
This blog cost about $96 to launch — a Namecheap domain and Hostinger shared hosting. Here’s exactly what I bought, what it took to set up, and what I’d do differently next time.
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Before I Buy a Stock, I Go to the Supermarket
Before I commit to a consumer-facing stock now, I go look at the product in person — supermarket shelves, store traffic, what people are actually buying. It sounds simple. It has changed how I invest.
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The Two Stocks I Held for Years That I Should Have Sold Much Earlier
I held two stocks for a combined five years that I probably should have sold within the first twelve months of each. Here’s what I was telling myself the whole time — and what finally changed.
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What Makes a Stock a 10x Candidate? I Asked AI to Help Me Build a Filter
What’s the difference between a company that grows steadily and one that actually changes your wealth? I asked AI to help me build a filter for 10x candidates. This is what came out.
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10 Months Using AI as a Value Investing Tutor — What I Actually Learned
For 10 months I used Claude and Gemini as my value investing tutors — reading financial reports every morning, talking through what I found. Here’s what I actually learned, and what surprised me.
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I Translate Western Side Hustle Stories for Chinese Audiences. Here’s How the Gap Works.
I write this English blog about a Chinese guy trying to make money with AI — while quietly running a side hustle that works in the opposite direction, translating Western ideas for Chinese readers.
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AI Told Me to Buy. I Hesitated. It Tripled.
Claude flagged a sector play I was already looking at and laid out the case clearly. I hesitated. Over the next few months, it tripled. I want to tell you about that mistake.
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Week 1 of Running This Blog: What I Expected vs. What Actually Happened
I launched this blog one week ago. Here’s what I expected to happen, what actually happened, and what I got completely wrong about starting from zero.
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I Built a 1,500-Article Website About Making Money — Then Shut It Down. Here’s Why.
I built a Chinese-language website about making money online. It grew to over 1,500 articles over several years. Then I shut it down. Here’s the honest story of why.