'AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making'
Fascinating essay by Nikhil Suresh: On a trip overseas, I had the privilege of a meeting with one of the Fortune 500 executives mentioned at the beginning of the post, who will remain anonymous so that they are not executed by firing squad by their board. But since I had them there without any microphones around, I asked why this was being repeated without opposition. It was partially ridiculous sales material being delivered to an easily excitable audience, but this was not the dominant factor constraining honesty.
- ▪Fascinating essay by Nikhil Suresh: On a trip overseas, I had the privilege of a meeting with one of the Fortune 500 executives mentioned at the beginning of the post, who will remain anonymous so that they are not executed by firing squad
- ▪But since I had them there without any microphones around, I asked why this was being repeated without opposition.
- ▪It was partially ridiculous sales material being delivered to an easily excitable audience, but this was not the dominant factor constraining honesty.
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Fascinating essay by Nikhil Suresh: On a trip overseas, I had the privilege of a meeting with one of the Fortune 500 executives mentioned at the beginning of the post, who will remain anonymous so that they are not executed by firing squad by their board. As we were chatting, it became clear that they were very switched-on and technically competent, and they also happened to be at a company that had committed to the usual battery of exorbitant claims about their recent innovations — we’ve 100×’d our productivity, AI is the future of everything, I am but a vessel for OpenAI to make love to my wife. You know, normal things. But since I had them there without any microphones around, I asked why this was being repeated without opposition.
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