Lisbon-based AI developer. Building Mingdao, a Chinese learning app powered by adaptive AI. Background in multi-agent orchestration, AI architecture, and production AI systems.https://fredericoluz.pt/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-lessons/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-lessons/What went wrong, what worked, and what I learned building a personal exocortex. Including the 'tests pass ≠ works' lesson.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-memory/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-memory/How MACX builds persistent understanding through diary entries, synthesized beliefs, and reflections. Memory isn't a filing cabinet—it's a network.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-architecture/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-architecture/How MACX coordinates multiple AI agents: orchestrators, workers, the hub-and-spoke pattern, and why context isolation matters.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/exocortex/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/exocortex/In Accelerando, Manfred Macx doesn't use a computer. He has an exocortex. I'm building one.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-vision/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-vision/Not surveillance capitalism's version—a personal one. The vision behind MACX: AI augmentation that compounds, respects autonomy, and scaffolds human cognition.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-daily-life/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/macx-daily-life/What it's actually like to live with an AI companion that wakes you up, manages your schedule, and holds you accountable. The morning alarm, Telegram bridge, and accountability checks.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/idade-da-inteligencia/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/idade-da-inteligencia/Cognitivamente, quero dizer. Para além de obviamente não termos sistemas políticos, económicos ou societais preparados, os nossos próprios cérebros são biologicamente incapazes de entender o que se aproxima.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://fredericoluz.pt/blog/deepseek-ataque-politico/https://fredericoluz.pt/blog/deepseek-ataque-politico/O R1 não é apenas uma questão de custo ou eficiência — é uma revolução na própria distribuição do poder. A liberdade da Inteligência Artificial é uma necessidade existencial para a democracia.Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT