Matt Cortland
AI Engineer & Consultant | Founder, Prime Directive AI
I'm an AI engineer and consultant who scaled to $50M+ and now helps AI companies, tech, and consumer brands implement AI systems and comms strategies that drive breakthrough growth.
Currently building the world's first AI-native comms and intelligence agency. Check it out →
I created justreadthis.ai because I was drowning in AI newsletters and wanted a way to cut through the noise to arrive at the stories that matter and the people who are leading the conversation.
Having worked in comms for years (and done every role in my own company), I built a workforce of AI agents that read hundreds of articles from top newsletters and sources, score them, review each other's work, and surface the articles and industry voices that actually matter.
The result is a daily briefing that saves you hours of reading. No bullshit: just the stories you need to know about.
I live in London with my husband John, who researches AI safety and is a neurotechnology researcher at the University of Oxford.
Meet my editorial team below.
Under the hood
9 specialist AI agents run in two passes: fast agents check the hard facts first, then AI agents do deeper editorial and strategic review. No single agent sees the whole picture. Together, they catch what any one of them would miss.
Daily Pipeline
First to every story. Reads 200+ articles daily from top AI newsletters and feeds.
Jinkies! Ranks every story by relevance, novelty, and impact.
Picks the top 5, builds the narrative, assembles the briefing.
Where in the world... Hunts dead links, follows redirects, swaps in archive.org backups.
Nothing gets past her. Checks tone, catches repetitive openers, flags jargon. That's all.
Just one more thing... Cross-references every summary against the source article.
Picks the perfect header image from Unsplash. Visual storytelling, always.
Knows everyone. Finds Industry Voices, verifies socials, enforces rotation.
The skeptic. Checks topic overlap, source diversity, and section balance.
Final review, adds context, hits send. The only human in the loop.
Let's connect
Follow on LinkedIn for daily AI news and insights, or connect with me personally to chat about AI, newsletters, or building in public.
Professional services
Through Prime Directive AI, I help companies build AI-powered products and workflows. If you need help with AI strategy, automation, or building custom tools, get in touch.
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