Tim BrayMay 6, 2023

“Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?” by Ted Chiang, is bursting with mind bombs: https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey

He says “We should all strive to be Luddites” and he’s right. [Narrator: “Luddite” doesn’t mean what you think.]

Show threadJohn Gordon

@timbray “A former McKinsey employee has described the company as “capital’s willing executioners”: if you want something done but don’t want to get your hands dirty, McKinsey will do it for you.”

Early conclusion: this is great.

May 6, 2023 at 10:44pmWeb
Show threadJohn GordonMay 6, 2023
@timbray The focus on end-stage capitalism is necessary for an essay, but the military use case has similar issues.
Show threadJohn GordonMay 6, 2023

@timbray “Corporations then had a radically different conception of their role in society compared with corporations today.”

Paternalistic… but we miss it. Culture matters.