Six months in: how it's actually going
A six-month look at how the Lucie build is actually going: what I worried about, what took far longer than planned, and what isn't working.
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When Claude is subtly wrong
Everyone knows AI gets things wrong. The version that worries me more is one small false statement with a tower of confident logic on top.
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It's starting to feel like a product
A new milestone for Lucie. Open any account for its detail, and any transaction behind it. Still test data, but it's real.
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What 358 young Australians told us about AI and money
We asked 358 young Australians about an AI agent helping with their money. Hardly any said no. What they said instead matters more.
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Living in Claude Code: is this a weird way to work?
Six months ago I moved most of my working life inside a conversation with Claude Code. I can't say if that's normal, clever or slightly mad.
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Why I'm not building a standard banking app
Someone asked if Lucie is just another banking app. A fair question, but the standard kind is the one thing it won't be.
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Stop trying to make everyone a money expert; just give them one
The usual answer to money stress is to teach people more about it. I've come to think that's the wrong fix, and there's finally a better one.
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Lucie's first working features
After months of invisible foundations, the first working widgets are here, surfacing real test data. And what it means for you.
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It turns out I didn't lose $626.15 after all
Last week I wrote about losing $626.15. Turns out it was legitimate all along, and the false alarm taught me more than the loss would have.
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