The Missed It Machine is a first-of-its-kind public tool for interrogating media narratives. Powered by large language models (LLMs), it allows anyone to copy/paste a news article or the link and instantly uncover what may be missing, unasked, underexplored, or distorted.

Why it exists:
Mainstream journalism has repeatedly failed to detect critical trends until it’s too late — from Jimmy Savile to Theranos to the subprime crisis and the rise of Trump. These failures aren't just editorial; they’re systemic. The Missed It Machine exposes the blind spots using generative AI prompts based on Andiron Group’s research into epistemic gaps, institutional inertia, and discovery logic.

What it’s for:
This is a disruptive communications prototype from Andiron Labs — part of our mission to build and test tools that challenge legacy systems and provoke more transparent, more curious, and more constructive information flows. Missed It Machine is a public provocation, a research aid, and a creative intelligence amplifier — helping users think differently about how stories are told and what’s being left out.

“What if the most important part of the story... wasn’t in the story?”