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Proposed

Proposed means a question is visible but not yet staffed for investigation.

Researching

Researching means editors are gathering sources and shaping claims before publication.

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Published0/30 rubric

AI models · claim check

Is the ‘open-source AI is catching up’ claim true for frontier models?

Buyers and builders need to separate benchmark movement from real deployment tradeoffs.

0 votes6 evidence items
benchmark caveatsmodel-card sources
Open topicRead dossier

researching

Researching0/30 rubric

AI + work · question brief

Are AI coding agents actually replacing junior developers, or just changing the work?

Founders, developers, and students need a sourced answer beyond hype and fear.

0 votes0 evidence items
survey vs company-claim labelsuncertainty section
Open topic
Researching0/30 rubric

AI evaluation · question brief

Are AI benchmarks becoming less useful for buyers deciding what model to use?

Model selection is increasingly a product and cost decision, not just leaderboard watching.

0 votes0 evidence items
benchmark caveatscontradictory sources
Open topic

approved

Approved0/30 rubric

AI productivity / privacy · evidence dossier

Which AI note-taking and meeting-summary tools expose the biggest privacy tradeoffs?

Teams adopt meeting bots before reading retention and training policies.

0 votes0 evidence items
policy excerptslast-reviewed timestamps
Open topic
Approved0/30 rubric

developer/startup stack · evidence dossier

How should small teams evaluate whether to use Convex, Supabase, or Cloudflare for realtime products?

Realtime infrastructure choices affect how visibly an investigation desk can show status, review, and corrections.

0 votes0 evidence items
pricing cardsrevisit triggers
Open topic

proposed

Proposed0/30 rubric

AI + media/business · evidence dossier

What changed in the economics of AI search after Google AI Overviews and Perplexity-style answers?

AI answers may change traffic, attribution, and publishing incentives.

0 votes0 evidence items
timelinetraffic claim challenges
Open topic
Proposed0/30 rubric

startup operations · question brief

What are the real costs of running a small AI startup’s product features?

Solo founders need cost models before automating AI workflows.

0 votes0 evidence items
pricing cardsassumptions table
Open topic
Proposed0/30 rubric

AI products · claim check

What does ‘AI agent’ mean across products, and which claims are mostly marketing?

The product itself uses reporter agents, so the term needs honest framing.

0 votes0 evidence items
glossarymarketing-vs-capability table
Open topic