How Our Articles Are Made

Every article on AskProsper is researched and written by a human working together with Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) in a live, interactive session — not generated automatically or published without review. Here's exactly what that process looks like.

1. Research, using real current sources

Before a word is written, the topic is researched using live web search — current IRS guidance, exchange and broker documentation, and reputable financial news are checked directly, rather than relying on the AI's training data alone. This matters most for anything time-sensitive: tax figures, contribution limits, contract specifications, and market conditions all change, and a fact that was true last year may not be true today.

2. Writing

The article is drafted in plain language, with the sources found in step 1 as its factual backbone. Tax and options-education articles aim to be direct and easy to follow; market commentary pieces may take a lighter, more conversational tone — but every factual claim underneath that tone is expected to hold up to scrutiny.

3. Independent fact-checking

Once a draft is finished, it's handed to a separate AI review process with no memory of how the article was researched or written, and its own independent access to web search. Its only job is to try to find something wrong: stale figures, incorrect mechanics, unsupported claims, or advice framed as personalized recommendations rather than general education. If it finds a problem, the article is revised and checked again once. Either way — pass or fail — the article and the reviewer's specific notes are then handed to a human for the final decision.

4. Human review and approval

Nothing on AskProsper is published automatically. A person reviews the finished draft together with the research notes and the independent fact-check verdict, and personally approves it before it appears on the site. If something still isn't right, it's revised further or rejected outright.

Why this process, and not a single AI-generated pass

Financial and tax content carries real consequences if it's wrong. A single automated pass — one AI call producing an article with no independent check — carries a meaningfully higher risk of a subtle but real error slipping through unnoticed. Using live research, a genuinely independent review step, and mandatory human approval is slower, but it's the standard we think financial education content should be held to.

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