https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev A film-noir comic about automation, manufacturing leadership, and everything that goes wrong between strategy and the shop floor. en https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/06-the-machine-knew/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/06-the-machine-knew/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Prediction accuracy: 100%. Prevention effectiveness: 0%. https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/05-the-optimizer/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/05-the-optimizer/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The optimizer worked. Nobody had defined what better meant. https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/04-the-autonomous-decision/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/04-the-autonomous-decision/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 AI did not replace poor decision-making. It scaled it. https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/03-the-escalation-machine/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/03-the-escalation-machine/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Every issue had a ticket. The machine was still drifting. https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/02-the-line-speaks/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/02-the-line-speaks/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The dashboard was green. The defects were in quarantine. https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/01-lights-out/ https://the-dark-factory.pages.dev/episodes/01-lights-out/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The factory became dark. The process did not become autonomous.