The Reality Check
Independent scrutiny of product claims, benchmarks, adoption numbers, workplace effects, and the gap between demos and dependable everyday use.
What Deceptive Behavior in LLMs Actually Means
Deceptive behavior in llms is not a sci-fi diagnosis. Learn what researchers mean, how evaluations miss it, and why ince...
Will AI Replace Mechanical Engineers? The More Useful Question
Will AI replace mechanical engineers? Here is what current tools can automate, what still requires human judgment, and h...
Is Water Used for AI? The Real Resource Footprint of Artificial Intelligence
Is water used for AI? Learn how data centers consume, recycle, and manage water, why the footprint varies, and what repo...
The Demo Worked. That Does Not Mean the Workflow Works.
This Reality Check essay explains why a working AI demo is not proof that a business workflow works. It contrasts demo c...
What Benchmark Scores Can Tell You—and What They Cannot
This Reality Check explains what AI benchmark scores can support—relative movement on a frozen protocol—and what they ca...
Five Ways Companies Quietly Overstate AI Adoption
This Reality Check names five ways companies overstate AI adoption: counting access as use, pilots as production, any mo...
Can an AI Tool Save Time After You Count the Oversight?
This Reality Check examines whether AI tools save time once review, permissions, and error handling are counted. It cont...