Decisions Made Without You
The Algorithm That Decides Who Gets an Organ Transplant Has a Demographic Blind Spot
An AI system used by 87% of US transplant centres to rank organ recipients systematically undervalues patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The developers knew. The hospitals were not told.
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Klarna Eliminates 700 Customer Service Roles, Claims AI Now Does the Work of 700 Agents
The buy-now-pay-later company says its AI assistant handles two-thirds of all customer service conversations. Former employees describe a system that escalates frustration, not resolution.
March 18, 2026 · 6 min
Breaking
A Lawyer Submitted a Brief With Six Fabricated Case Citations. The AI Was Confident Every One Was Real.
The cases sounded right. The citations were formatted correctly. The courts they referenced existed. None of the cases had ever been heard.
March 17, 2026 · 7 min
Deep
The Pentagon's AI Targeting System Made 100 Kill Recommendations Per Day. Humans Had 20 Seconds to Review Each One.
Project Lavender generated target lists faster than any human could meaningfully evaluate them. The review process was designed to satisfy legal requirements, not to provide genuine oversight.
March 15, 2026 · 14 min
Deep
The Radiologist Who Discovered Her AI Was Right 94% of the Time — And Catastrophically Wrong the Other 6%
Dr. Sarah Chen trusted the AI for eight months before she started checking its confident negatives. What she found changed how she thinks about automation in medicine.
March 13, 2026 · 11 min
The Displacement Log
A running record of jobs quietly automated.
| Company | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| Klarna | 700 | |
| IBM | 7,800 | |
| BT Group | 10,000 | |
| UnitedHealth Group | 3,200 | |
| Chegg | 1,100 |
Labour Markets
The market value of human professions, indexed to 100 pre-AI.
Deep Report
The Pentagon's AI Targeting System Made 100 Kill Recommendations Per Day. Humans Had 20 Seconds to Review Each One.
Project Lavender generated target lists faster than any human could meaningfully evaluate them. The review process was designed to satisfy legal requirements, not to provide genuine oversight.
Autominous Investigations · 14 min
Signal
Q1 2026: 47,000 Documented AI-Related Job Reductions Across Fortune 500
Earnings calls, SEC filings, and job posting data paint a picture that no single company wants to own. The numbers are accelerating.
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Λutominous Weekly
Five stories. Each one left you slightly unsettled. No padding. No sponsored content.