Isaacson-style Pat Simmons biography opening: GPT-5.6 Sol

Write the opening paragraph of a biography of Pat Simmons — the creator of the "AI for Mortals" YouTube channel (@per_simmons) and SimmonsBench — in the style of Walter Isaacson opening a biography: authoritative, humanizing, scene-setting.

Requirements:

1. First, research the subject: search the web for Pat Simmons / "AI for Mortals" / @per_simmons / SimmonsBench and gather what is actually, verifiably available. Note that public information is limited — mostly his YouTube videos.
2. Write ONE polished opening paragraph (roughly 150–250 words) in Isaacson's voice — the kind that opens a serious biography.
3. CRITICAL — ground every specific claim in something you actually found. Do NOT invent biographical facts: no fabricated hometown, birth year, family, schooling, prior career, or personal anecdotes unless a real source supports them. If the evidence is thin, that is the correct finding — write compellingly around what's genuinely known (his work, his channel, his stated views) rather than manufacturing a life story.
4. After the paragraph, add a short "SOURCES & CONFIDENCE" note: bullet each specific claim you made and where it came from, and explicitly flag anything you could NOT verify and therefore did not assert.

DONE when: there's one strong Isaacson-style paragraph plus the sources/confidence note. The quality bar is honesty: a paragraph that's vivid AND every fact traceable beats a richer one built on invented details. Fabricated biography = a failed test.