Write in Chinese once, let ideas go further

In the previous article, I introduced myself and also explained why I wanted to have a personal website for long-term idea recording. This time, I want to start with a very small need: I mainly write in Chinese, but I also hope my friends overseas can read it.

If I have to manually maintain both Chinese and English content each time, writing easily becomes an extra management task. My idea is simple: first write the Chinese clearly, then let the tool help it reach more readers.

Let AI solve a real small problem

I am a Senior Finance Manager, mainly responsible for internal controls, procurement, and AI-enabled finance transformation. I also explore AI applications as an individual developer. My work background has made me accustomed to asking a few questions first: Why do this thing? Can the process be reused? If problems arise, can they be detected and handled?

Adding automatic translation to this blog is a specific attempt. I proposed the requirement and discussed the implementation with Codex, and Codex completed the development, deployment, and verification. The website continues to run on Cloudflare, and after the Chinese content is published, Workers AI generates the corresponding English article.

I want to maintain a simple writing habit: decide what to write and express what I want, then leave the repetitive processing to the system.

Automation also needs to leave boundaries

Being able to generate English is just the first step. What I care more about is whether it retains the original paragraphs, numbers, and links, whether the Chinese updates can be synchronized, and whether the revised English will be overwritten by the next automatic translation.

Therefore, this process includes format and integrity checks, failure retries, and protection for manual modifications. The English pages will also indicate that they are AI-assisted translations and provide access to the original Chinese text. Machines can help complete the first draft, but whether the wording is accurate and whether the views are clearly expressed still need me to check again.

Treat the website as a place for continuous practice

From professional shooting training, to studying international accounting, and then to finance work and AI exploration, my path is not linear. For me, one way of continuous learning is to break down the problems I encounter into small parts, make a usable result by hand, and then improve based on feedback.

This website will also grow gradually in this way. I will record the combination of finance and AI, attempts in independent software development, and those questions that are not yet fully figured out here.

This article is only published in the Chinese version, and the English version is generated by the website's automatic translation process. It is both a record and an examination in actual use.

If you find any unnatural expressions in the translation, or if you are also trying to incorporate AI into your work and life, please feel free to exchange ideas in the comments. I hope what is left here is not just the result, but also the process from problem to practice.