A six-point significance plot, five markers clearing the threshold line and one short of it

AI Hurt Performance Three Times, Persistence Twice

A three-trial RCT on AI and persistence returns six verdicts. Five are significant. The null one is in the largest and cleanest experiment, and it is the finding the paper is named for.

October 13, 2026 · 6 min · 1111 words
Five stacked bars, four marked with checks and the fifth left blank

OpenAI Published 722 Proofs Against a Five-Point Checklist

An independent advisory group published five conditions for releasing AI-generated mathematics. A week later OpenAI released 722 manuscripts and cited them. Graded clause by clause: four gaps OpenAI names itself, one it does not.

October 7, 2026 · 6 min · 1257 words