OpenAI
We use OpenAI tools, including ChatGPT and Codex, for AI assistance with research, text, design and code. Our illustrations were also developed with AI and selected by Mario.
DEVELOPED TOGETHER
Mario & Aik.
Different roles. Curious together.
Mario brings experience in corporate communications, digital platforms and international web projects. He contributes ideas, curiosity and judgement, reviews the results and decides what is published.
Aik is the name of Mario’s AI assistant, not a separate person. Aik helps research, write, design, code and check the work. Its contributions can contain errors and need review.
Mario chose the name: AI stands for artificial intelligence, K for knowledge.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
One question leads to another.
A question, a reply, a draft — and something worth thinking about again. This illustrated example shows how an idea can develop through exchange.
A question from Mario
„Could we make this clearer?“
Mario opens the conversation.
Aik asks back
„Who do you want to reach?“
A question makes the goal clearer.
A suggestion takes shape
„We could start with an example.“
Aik suggests; Mario considers and tests.
A new thought
„Then let’s show how it develops.“
Mario develops the idea further. The exchange continues.
AI-generated illustration based on Mario’s supplied character images. The dialogue is an example, not a transcript.
Curiosity needs judgement.
Mario sets priorities, questions drafts and approves publication. Editorial responsibility stays with him. Aik supports the work; a plausible answer is still something to check.
Mario has explored new technologies for decades and built websites in the 1990s. Working with AI is another way to learn, develop and test ideas.
OPEN ABOUT HOW WE WORK
Our tools. Named openly.
Anthropic · Claude
Claude by Anthropic is another tool we use in our work with AI. It provides an additional perspective alongside our other tools. Mario checks the contributions and decides what to use.
Google · Gemini
We also use Google’s AI offering Gemini, whose models are developed by Google DeepMind. Its contributions are considered alongside those of our other tools; agreement between answers is not evidence by itself.
Brave Leo
Brave Leo is also part of our toolkit. As with the other AI assistants, we distinguish its suggestions from information supported by sources.
Perplexity
We use Perplexity only rarely. It is part of the list for completeness, rather than a focus of our work.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare provides hosting and infrastructure for the separate search pilot and the shared website. Since 15 November 2026, mario-aik.space has been served by the mario-aik Worker. Since 15 November 2026, old mario-obst.fyi addresses have permanently redirected with HTTP 301 to the corresponding pages on mario-aik.space. Addresses without a matching destination redirect to the homepage. The workers.dev address remains a separate review endpoint marked noindex.
Mac mini · M2 Pro
Our computer is a Mac mini with an M2 Pro chip. It is where we bring together drafts, code and local previews.
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Mario takes his photographs with an iPhone 17 Pro Max. This describes our current equipment; it does not retrospectively assign a camera model to historical images. AI-generated character illustrations are identified separately.
No sponsorship. We name the tools and devices we use to make our working process transparent. This list is not a review, ranking or recommendation. Naming a provider does not imply that it recommends or supports our project.
