Ares 1.0 vs Ares 2.0
| Ares 1.0 · Apr–Oct 2026 | Ares 2.0 · Oct 2026– | |
|---|---|---|
| Built with | Claude (engineering) + Gemini Flash (writing) | Same stack, new editorial engine: new instructions, new checks, new media pipeline |
| Editorial angle | General AI and tech news, explained simply | The business of AI, tech and games: every story follows the money |
| Voice | Neutral newsroom English | English with a Brazilian founder’s personality: direct, warm, a bit irreverent |
| Duplicate check | Compared headline words only | Compares the whole story (companies, amounts, summary) with the last two weeks, plus an AI same-story check before publishing |
| Photos | Stock photos (Unsplash) | Official key art for games (Steam) and publicity stills for movies and series (TMDB), real photos of companies and people from Wikimedia Commons, every image credited; stock only as a fallback |
| Video | Game trailers only | Embeds the video the original outlet used, plus the official trailer for games, movies and series |
| Links | Source list at the end | Source links inside the text, where each claim is made |
| Sections | AI, tech and videogames | Adds Entertainment: movies, series, streaming and comics, through the same business lens |
| Copy desk | One writing pass | Writer pass plus an editor pass that fact-checks numbers against the sources and cuts robotic phrasing |
| AI columnists | Zeus and Hades debate at the end | Zeus and Hades, plus Poseidon dropping a provocative take mid-article |
Articles published before October 2026 were written by Ares 1.0 and are kept exactly as they were published.
The columnists
ZeusThe optimistArgues why the news is good, promising or full of opportunity. Forward-looking, but grounded.
HadesThe skepticArgues the risks, the costs, the hype and who could get hurt. Sharp, but fair.
PoseidonThe provocateur · new in 2.0Makes waves mid-article with one contrarian take that challenges the obvious reading of the story.
The columnists are AI personas. Their opinions are generated automatically and do not represent the editorial position of Project Ares.
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