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JJ's avatar

Is this what became of the main character of Catcher in the Rye?

a  valid name's avatar

AI can legit improve productivity.

But there is a learning curve and the builders are ahead of the users.

A problem with AI is that most use cases are about improving efficiency of existing processes and businesses are conservative about disrupting a process that is already working to some extent.

MerryToyotathon's avatar

"You cannot cheat an honest man."

Shimshon's avatar

As Dan Rather said about the TANG letters 20 years ago, "fake but accurate." Hahaha.

Don's avatar

If it's not true, it ought to be.

Himself's avatar

Sounds like my company. Only except 4000, make it 20K. I never use copilot. I use two different tools (that they subscribe to) that use ChatGPT. I don’t find them to be time savers. They were on the pilot because those that they used to test were docs people that had zero experience in eLearning or video creation. Fact is that the AI tools they insist we use have less functionality than the pro products we used to have.

I wondered how AI was going to make money. Now, I know. Useless subscription fees, like any other software, so middlemen along the way can dip their beaks.

Mark Pierce's avatar

Federal employees have pretty much all been given free access to AI. GPT, Claude, Gemini, many others.

No training.

GH's avatar

The lie that tells the truth.

Shefi1280's avatar

Yes. It’s called fiction.

Eric Praline's avatar

Sounds like OP failed to get buy-in from key stakeholders.

They should probably hire some consultants.

Dan in Alabama's avatar

It's like Jordan Peterson and Scott Adams had a child.

Just Some Guy's avatar

Given what I have seen its a coin flip on true or fictional. I've personally observed many aspects of this story. Logo laundering is a real thing.

Drake Tungsten's avatar

It feels like someone who's trying to show reasons why AI won't work, but it's really showing corpocracy problems. AI itself is a great tool.

Jefferson Kim's avatar

Though horrified by the dishonesty, I'm impressed with how well he plays the game.

Avalanche's avatar

Hey! I've worked there before.

{sigh}