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Create AI-powered personalized news aggregation with interactive conversational interface

Media entrepreneurs, newsletter creators, information workers

6-12 months to MVP, 18 months to scale

What Success Looks Like

Users get personalized news digest with ability to drill down conversationally on any topic, replacing traditional newsletters and news consumption

Steps to Execute

1

Build news aggregation system that monitors multiple sources

2

Create user interest profiling system

3

Develop conversational AI interface for news exploration

4

Add personality layers for different news consumption styles

5

Build creator platform for branded newsletter experiences

6

Scale to white-label solution for media companies

Checklist

News source aggregation working
Interest matching algorithm functional
Conversational interface responds accurately
Multiple personality modes available
Creator onboarding system built
Monetization model validated

Inputs Needed

  • News API access from multiple sources
  • User interest data collection
  • Large language model access
  • Content personalization algorithms
  • Creator management platform

Outputs

  • Personalized daily news digest
  • Interactive news exploration interface
  • Creator-branded newsletter platform
  • White-label news AI solution

Example

“User receives morning digest of tech news, asks AI to explain AI regulation implications, gets detailed breakdown with ability to explore specific policy aspects conversationally”

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