How we weigh it
The Four-Generation Test
Does it help the people we love?
Before we score anything, we ask one question across four generations. Every take we publish answers it.
- ParentsDoes it help the people who raised us?
- MeDoes it help me, at work and at home?
- KidsDoes it help our kids grow up well?
- GrandkidsWill it help the world they inherit?
How every story is made
Everyone says AI will change the world. We check what it actually changed.
- 01 · FindFrom people, not press releasesStories come from the people doing the work and the people it affects. Anyone can send us one.
- 02 · ReportNamed sources, labeled evidenceWe interview the builders, the users and at least one critic, and mark every number as independent or self-reported.
- 03 · WeighEvery project, same rubricWe each score the good it does against its real cost, from 0 to 10, with the Four-Generation Test as our guide. Both scores get published.
- 04 · CertifyThe best earn Certified GoodProjects whose average score is above 8.0 earn the mark. It can't be bought, and it's reviewed again over time.
Our standards
- Sponsors never touch our take
- One program at a time, never a whole company
- Allegations stay allegations until decided
- Every story ends with "To be fair"
- AI use disclosed
- Corrections, in public
How we weigh every story
We each score every project from 0 to 10, weighing the good it does against its real cost. When our average is above 8.0, it's Certified Good. Projects below that line get the same reporting and both scores, published.