When You're Busy, You Decide by Familiarity—And That's the Trap
Wednesday afternoon, Hangzhou office. I almost picked a brief for Zhou Yu based on its title, but she asked: "Most familiar = most reliable?" (Character fictional, scenario for demonstration)
Jev Turns Judgment Into a Decimal Against Your Criteria
Her question stopped me. I've been stuck here too: when busy, "looks good" easily becomes "sounds reliable." I found Jev in Ruan Yifeng's Weekly Issue #414. Per the article, it's an AI that doesn't just generate text but also returns a decimal—indicating "relevance," "which option is more likely," or "how well it matches a scoring rubric." Two browser tool demos in the piece already used it to filter biography passages that genuinely cover "teenage years" and score webpages against stated criteria. Simon Willis also cautions: it gives numbers, not reasons. So I'd treat it as a lead, not a referee.
If I Were Replicating Today, I'd Test It on One Public Source
Money: I'm starting with a 0-yuan test budget; whether there's a free entry point needs verifying—the excerpt doesn't list model or plugin pricing, so I won't make up a plan. Time: Reserve 30 minutes—10 for writing rules, 10 for testing one item, 10 for manual cross-check. Tech barrier: Copy-paste text is enough; if it's code-only with no ready trial entry, I'll set this aside. First step: Open the original "I Used Ctrl + F to Find the Answer" piece—if there's a "Try" or "Install" button, click it. The excerpt doesn't show specific buttons, so if I can't find one, I stop—I won't guess and sign up to pay.
To actually try it, I'd write rules like "Is the brief specific? Is the budget clear? Can I deliver on time? Can I confirm with the decision-maker?" as a 1–5 scoring scale—this is just a sample, not Jev's built-in standard. Then I'd run it on one public brief with names and company secrets stripped, score each item, and cross-check against my own judgment. Conflicts? Don't use it.
Pick Your Path Based on Your Team Size
If you're just starting, I'd practice on public articles first—don't upload client materials. If you have 1–2 clients, I'd use it first to flag missing budgets and unclear deadlines, then leave the final reply to myself. If you're scaling, I'd have two colleagues independently score the same batch of public samples to see if their judgments align before considering automation. Not everyone needs this tool—skipping it now is fine. If you're willing, write down your four scoring rules and let's see whether it misfires.