Magazine on AI, work and judgmentOctober 14, 2026
DENKMAL. — Magazine on AI, work and judgment
We look behind the big AI story: in research, inside companies and in our own workshop.
On Stage · 3 min read
The Demo and the Tuesday
Almost every demo of an AI system shows the same cutout: the successful run. That isn’t fraud, it’s a format. You just should know what it leaves out.
In brief
Read the articleA demo shows that a system can solve a task. It doesn’t show whether it solves it reliably — and that is exactly what decides how it fares in operation.
Five sections
The sections are not drawers for the same story. Each has its own question, its own pace and its own form.
3 articles
From Science
We read the papers. You get the plain version.In progress
Field Studies
Look at technology where it has to work.1 article
On Stage
Who shapes the story, and what is left behind it?2 articles
The Long View
Work, judgment and power beyond the news cycle.1 article
Glass Lab
We show how we work. Even when something goes wrong.Observations
Observations live where they came from. They get no channel of their own and lead back into the article they belong to.
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A good demo makes a claim memorable. It doesn’t make it true.
The Demo and the Tuesday
02The more autonomous a system appears, the earlier responsibility has to be designed.
Who's Actually Leading Whom?
03A good average can hide precisely the cases in which a system becomes dangerous.
Benchmark Performance ≠ Bedside Performance