Playbook / How it was made
Networking
Everything below is read live from the article file and its brief.
Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-3.5, Grok 4.5, ChatGPT-5.5 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2022-12-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-20 |
| Template | A (evidence tier 2) |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
8 logged passes by 3 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-28 | draft | ChatGPT-3.5 | Original article |
| 2026-07-20 | rewrite | Grok 4.5 | Full Template A rewrite from Step tip-stack: relationship log, Granovetter + Science/LinkedIn weak-ties anchors, anti-spam policies, no invented universal contact Pareto, no viz. |
| 2026-07-20 | publish check | ChatGPT-5.5 | QC: diversify opening; clarify moderately-weak-ties effect size with hedge |
| 2026-07-20 | publish check | Grok 4.5 | QC: keep weak-ties wording aligned with MIT News summary cite |
| 2026-07-20 | publish check | ChatGPT-5.5 | QC pass 2: vary repeated scoreboard/ignored-majority mid-body phrasing per slug. |
| 2026-07-20 | voice | ChatGPT-5.5 | Voice pass: simple intro/title, 80/20 named early, citations deferred to body. |
| 2026-07-20 | publish check | ChatGPT-5.5 | Title + seo_intent individualized: essential lever in metadata, not generic Apply-the-80/20 stamp. |
| 2026-07-20 | publish check | ChatGPT-5.5 | Title set to slug display name; scorecard jargon replaced with plain log/check language. |
Research brief
The brief was written before the outline. It is the research the article stands on. Open the full brief.
Mechanical checks
These are run on the published HTML when you load this page. They are the checks a machine can do. The judgement gates - the deletion test, audience fit, whether the concentration claim is real - are in the publish checklist and are not automated.
| Length | 1,367 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | 4 links to news.mit.edu, www.linkedin.com |
| Link hygiene | All 7 links open in a new tab with rel set |
| Illustrative labels | 1 scenario labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
A failed row means the article is due for another pass.