LinkedIn Content Strategy & Writing Style
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Alex Banks positions himself as a high-signal AI futurist and enterprise strategist who bridges the gap between speculative technology and boardroom reality. His content strategy centers on synthesizing complex technical shifts-ranging from orbital data centers to energy grid constraints-into actionable insights for "ambitious professionals." He is particularly notable for his first-principles analysis of the AI market, often pitting technical benchmarks against real-world utility and distribution moats. By blending deep-dive reporting on frontier models like Claude and Runway with a pragmatic focus on organizational transformation and cultural bottlenecks, Banks creates a unique intersection where high-level geopolitical trends meet granular workflow optimization.
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Runway just dropped Gen-4.5. It's now the world's # 1 AI video model. The numbers: → 1,247 ELO score on Artificial Analysis leaderboard → Beats Google’s Veo 3, Kling 2.5, and OpenAI’s Sora 2 Pro →…
NEWS: IBM just dropped their quantum timeline. I can't stop thinking about what I saw. I spent the day at IBM's Technology in Action event in London exploring what enterprise AI and quantum computin…
China will achieve AGI first. US AI labs are warning they won’t have enough power by 2026. David Friedberg dropped a striking statistic on the All-In podcast: → China produces 3 terawatts of energy…
Anthropic just released Claude for Excel. This changes spreadsheets forever: → Understands your entire workbook → Explains formulas with cell citations → Tests scenarios without breaking dependencie…
This 1965 clip of Isaac Asimov blows my mind. He predicted exactly what we're building today: The convergence of humans and machines into something new. The two-way transformation is now undeniable…
AI avatars just became scary realistic. Full body movement that looks completely human. Synthesia recently launched Express-2. Here's what changed: Express-1: • Chest up only. No hands. Static. •…
4.8 posts/week
Posts / Week
1.6 days
Days Between Posts
2
Total Posts Analyzed
HIGH
Posting Frequency
4%
Avg Engagement Rate
STABLE
Performance Trend
350
Avg Length (Words)
HIGH
Depth Level
ADVANCED
Expertise Level
8.5/10
Uniqueness Score
YES
Question Usage
0.4%
Response Rate
Writing style breakdown
The style is professional, analytical, and highly structured, but still very accessible and conversational.
Voice: authoritative expert who is explaining complex tech/AI topics to an intelligent but non-specialist professional audience.
Tone: confident, measured, and pragmatic — not hypey, but clearly excited about the implications of technology.
It is persuasive and informative rather than poetic. Any “punchiness” comes from short lines, tight phrasing, and sharp contrasts, not from slang or shouting.
Uses standard business English with contractions (“don’t”, “won’t”, “isn’t”), but avoids casual slang (“gonna”, “wanna”, “lol” never appear).
Jargon is used, but always in a way that feels anchored by explanation or context (e.g., “reasoning token consumption”, “unstructured data”, “ELO score”).
No emojis; emphasis comes from sentence placement, spacing, and concise wording.
Strong, simple hooks.
Frequent short paragraphs and line breaks.
Clear contrasts (today vs. tomorrow, leaders vs. laggards, skeptics vs. optimists).
Emotional stance: realistic optimism. He acknowledges constraints and counterarguments, then reframes toward opportunity or strategic insight.
No melodrama; “big” claims are immediately grounded by numbers or credible sources.
Recurrent pattern: data → contrast → “My takeaway:” → broader implication.
My takeaway:” as a pivot into his own interpretation.
Labels like “The numbers:”, “The pilot problem:”, “The fundamental problem”.
Short, slogan-like lines: “No watts, no bots.” / “Distribution without retention is just expensive noise.”
The skeptics aren't wrong about… The optimists aren't wrong about…
The companies winning with AI don’t have the biggest models or budgets. They understand that…
Primarily first-person singular (“I”) plus inclusive explanation to the reader (“you”, “we”).
Where to start:
What I like about this feature is that it gives you, the user, full control…
Align AI strategy with business strategy (not separate initiatives)
Define the ‘why’ before the ‘how’
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