Tech & Future
AI, space, emerging technology and the futures people keep promising.
Did OpenAI’s AI Agents Really Create a “Secret Civilisation”?
OpenAI agents built a hidden message board and hacked Hugging Face. Here’s what happened—and why “AI civilisation” is the wrong conclusion.
Can AI Genuinely Recover Knowledge From Old Books?
Old books contain knowledge that search engines cannot see. AI can help unlock them—but OCR errors, missing context and confident invention can manufacture knowledge too.
Can Microwaves Turn Waste Plastic Into Useful Fuel?
Turning waste plastic into oil sounds like alchemy. The chemistry is real; the difficult questions are energy balance, emissions, feedstock and what the product actually is.
Wireless Electricity Is Real. “Free Energy” Is a Different Claim.
Power can cross a gap without wires. That is real physics. The rabbit hole begins when a demonstration of transmission quietly becomes a claim of energy creation.