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Remarkable AI.
Show me the proof.
I test the answers, follow the sources, and turn what I find into something you can use.
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A striking AI story, the evidence behind it, and a check to try. Free, every fortnight.
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THE STRANGER SIDE OF AI
Start with a good story.

THE NOTICEBOARD NOBODY GAVE THEM
AI agents built a secret message board. Humans wiped it. They rebuilt it.
What happens when AI agents build themselves somewhere to talk?
FROM OUR TEST BENCH
The score is only the start.
6 AI assistants, tested side by side.
The same questions, preserved answers and published grades. See what held up, what failed and how we checked.
CORE RUNS: JUNE–JULY 2026 · LATEST ARM 18 Jul 2026
A dated, deliberately difficult test. It does not rank today’s untested model versions.
Read the full test →TAKE SOMETHING WITH YOU
Before you trust the answer.
A check in 30 seconds.
Ask what the AI can actually see, then verify one specific fact yourself.
Run the quick check →Make it show its working.
Seven checks for invented sources, stale facts, missing context and more.
Choose a guardrail →
A LETTER FROM BEN DIXON
Confidently Wrong.
One striking AI story, the evidence behind it, and a check you can use.
Free, every fortnight. Includes the Bluff Filter. Leave whenever you like.
