Loosewire, Patcher, Jumper, and Ghostlight exploring a laptop together in their warmly lit workshop.

WELCOME TO THE HIDEOUT

Technology,
with a little
personality.

Big ideas make more sense with a good story.
Learn about AI and technology through curious characters and small experiments.

Free stories on Substack. Curious minds welcome.

THE LIGHTS ARE ON.
THE QUESTIONS ARE GOOD.

TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE WORK

Every bridge leads
to a better question.

Visit the places that make an AI workflow work. Six locations, familiar faces, and a useful idea at every stop.

Explore the world
Bridges connect open islands above a cutaway of the machinery underneath.MEET YOUR GUIDES. CHOOSE YOUR NEXT BRIDGE.

FIRST FROM THE WORKSHOP · AI LITERACY

The AI That
Sounded Right

Loosewire gets a beautifully confident answer. Patcher has one small question: “Where did it come from?”

A story about made-up answers, useful evidence, and a button that definitely does not exist.

Read the story · 4 minutes
Patcher checks a manual while Loosewire presents an AI answer and Ghostlight lights the workbench.

SMALL CHARACTERS. REAL CURIOSITY.

A place to ask
“wait, how does
that work?”

Loosewire Industries is an independent technology learning studio. We make stories, useful little products, and experiments for curious people.

No technical background required. Start with a story, pick up a useful idea, then try something small.

The characters are fictional.
The concepts are real.

We link our sources, explain the limits of our examples, and correct mistakes. AI helps with the making; people remain responsible for the teaching.

Created by Eric Driscoll. Explore his consulting work at EDC .

PULL UP A STOOL

One story. One useful idea.
Something small to try.

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