Manfred Macx's Exocortex — Prosthetic Executive Function
Feb 7, 2026
Fred Luz
Freelance dev using AI to make sci-fi real. I have horrible ADHD, so I have AI think for me. Now I build tools to make the AI think better.
Watching the Storm
Portugal is living through its worst winter in decades, maybe ever. Two sting jets back to back in the same week, fourteen dead. We weren't prepared: we couldn't even see them coming.
I'm using AI to change that. Building the tools so next time, no one has to die.
Follow it live on StormWatch → Building Thinking
→ StormWatch
AI ensemble forecasting for Portuguese storms. Built during the worst winter in decades.
See it live → → HSK 2 → HSK 3
Learning Chinese. March exam. Trying to get to China by September.
→ Mingdao MVP
My Chinese learning app. Building it because nothing else works for my ADHD brain.
See project → → Four Futures
Interactive essay about AI and the economy. Finally finishing it.
Read essay → → NurseKit
A kit of small software tools for nurses. Little things that help them day to day. Built it for my mom.
→ Personal websites
What does a personal website mean when AI can do everything you'd put on a CV?
→ Freelance work
Client projects. Building pharma forecasting tools, corporate travel planning AI agents, and content production engines.
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Lisbon
Home, for better or worse.
Writing
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Featured Essay
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Four Futures
What happens when AI transforms the economy? The answer depends on two variables — only one is technological.