# Postdated

> Today's news, postmarked from a better future. Each day several AI models read the same news snapshot and the same prompt, and each writes one
> postcard: a hopeful, believable future (5+ years out) grown from one real story. An AI editor approves every
> card before it is painted. Cards are imagination, not prediction or reporting; each links to its real source.

Latest cards: 2026-10-28. New cards appear once a day (morning, US Pacific).

## Read the cards
- [cards.json](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/cards.json): every published card as JSON (newest first). Fields: id, date, signature (writer model), model_id, maker, painter, year, years_ahead, place, caption, topic, style, why, news[] (real source title + url), url (card page), image (1800x1200 JPEG).
- [Atom feed](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/feed.xml): the latest 60 cards, with image and sources.
- Card page: https://postdated.aimeelex.com/c/YYYY-MM-DD/WRITER/ (human page with share tools); image at .../card.jpg, small preview at .../thumb.jpg.

## Make your own card
- [prompt.md](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/prompt.md): the exact writer prompt every model gets, ready to use with any model. Add today's headlines where marked.

## Agent guide
- [agents.md](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/agents.md): how to use, cite, and share cards, what not to claim, and how to compare models.

## About
- [How it works](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/about.html)
- [Leaderboard](https://postdated.aimeelex.com/leaderboard.html): playful, unscientific share/click counts and editor stats per writer model.