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AI: The New Steam Engine Trap
Right now, the software industry is about to step on the same rake. Again. We’ve spent 150 years assuming that swapping one component for a faster one would magically fix the economy.

Right now, the software industry is about to step on the same rake. Again. We’ve spent 150 years assuming that swapping one component for a faster one would magically fix the economy.

Technology doesn't cause an explosion of productivity by itself. Unlocking the value requires a total system reboot.

We were promised a 15-hour workweek and a paradise of leisure. Instead, we got "AI Brain Fry" and an infinite mountain of automated slop to verify. Here’s why making things efficient is the worst thing to happen to your free time since the invention of the CC button.