Sense Check
Sense Checks slow a claim down before it becomes accepted wisdom. The focus is on numbers, definitions, incentives and the difference between what was promised and what actually happened. These articles are less interested in winning a shouting match than in finding the part that survives contact with evidence. Read the newest check first, or choose a topic when one kind of nonsense has arrived in bulk.
AGI Dreams, Spreadsheet Factories And Safety Glasses Rule
AI firms chase AGI while factories still copy software onto whiteboards, Excel sheets and emails, then call burnt-out workers weak when the line snaps.
Instant AI Answers Are Not a Homework Revolution, Sorry
AI can help teenagers think better, but instant answers without reasoning risk turning learning into a copy-paste ritual with a glowing progress bar. Seriously.
AI Will Fail, and Other Prayers from the Comment Section
AI denial, job panic and digital messiahs, with human-made pride cheering while algorithms quietly steer the future from the feed. Humans still own the…
Elon Musk And The First Trillion-Dollar Worship Machine
Elon Musk reaches trillionaire status in dollars, while leadership worship asks the public to clap, ignore the politics and stop counting the bill again.
The Factory That Watched Waste While Robots Took Clients
A dry sense check on factories delaying machinery fixes while AI, robots and better capital planning turn waste into lost clients and lost leverage…
The Office Helper Who Built The System Then Got Benched
A dry sense check on helping the office, automating dull work, then being reminded you are still borrowed labour in the company machine after…
David Hockney Painted Before The Applause Got Organised
David Hockney’s death at 88 shows the rare mercy of living recognition: colour, courage, money, public love and applause before the archive took over.
Superintelligence by Lunch, Still No Soul in the Roadmap
A sharp roast of the fantasy that millions of AI agents will discover the universe for us while we sunbathe. A reality check on…
Russia Haza: Kremlin Fans With Western Lives And Rights
Kremlin worship looks brave until the admirer must leave Western rights behind. A roast on Sosoaca, Orban, Russia, Ukraine and Romania’s freedom test now.
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