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About Human Fallback

Human Fallback makes AI humour T-shirts for the human in the loop: the person who still has to read the output, fix the prompt and plug things back in.

In software, a fallback is what runs when the main system fails. In AI workflows, the human fallback is the person who steps in when the model can't. These shirts are for them.

What we make

Slogan and illustration tees about everyday life with AI tools: context windows, rate limits, running out of tokens, prompting first and thinking later, and the moments that still need manual intervention. They're written for developers and engineers, and for anyone who has spent an afternoon arguing with a chatbot.

Light Mode and Dark Mode

Every design comes in two versions, named after the display settings on your screen.

• Light Mode: a white T-shirt with black ink and an ember-orange accent.
• Dark Mode: a black T-shirt with warm white ink and a green accent.

Both carry the Human Fallback wordmark on the chest.

How the T-shirts are made

Each shirt is printed to order on a Comfort Colors garment-dyed heavyweight T-shirt: 100% ring-spun cotton, 6.1 oz fabric, relaxed fit. Because nothing is printed until it's ordered, there's no overstock. Orders ship within 3 to 5 days of being placed, and we ship worldwide.

The collections

• Context: Complicated, for when your relationship with AI needs a longer explanation.
• Powered by Human Error, the original intelligence, bugs included.
• Prompt First. Think Later., a workflow rather than a confession.
• Continuity Plan, where a small human helps a giant robot cross a gap.
• Manual Intervention, where a person on a ladder plugs a robotic arm back in.
• Rate-Limited by Reality, for big plans with a small quota.
• Bootstrap Failed - Add Coffee, for a caffeine dependency.
• Can't Work. Out of Tokens., a technically valid excuse.

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