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.
The Rich Get Frontier AI, the Rest Get Safety Talks Again
A roast on restricted frontier AI access, billionaire power, China open models and the old trick of calling exclusion safety for everyone else, again…
CEOs Want Cheap AI to Replace Humans by Tomorrow Morning
CEOs want AI to replace humans now. The receipts say cheaper models automate narrow tasks, while reasoning, robotics and judgement still cost real money.
Brexit at 10: Britain Left Europe and Met the Customs Wall
Ten years after the Brexit vote, Britain has more borders, weaker trade, less movement and a denial industry still selling sovereignty by the kilo…
Ice Cream Heat Policy For Britain’s Sweating Workers Now
Free ice cream is not a workplace heat policy. UK summers are getting hotter, while some employers still treat proper cooling as a treat,…
Workplace Respect Begins With Paying Every Minute Worked
Workplace respect starts with paying every minute worked, protecting real breaks, fair overtime, and refusing to make workers donate unpaid time to profit.
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.
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