RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/116602163994915587
It sounds from the very small amount of information in the article like the problem was that the system was reading the names in the wrong order. That’s most likely a human organization / data wrangling error, not gen AI slop.
If so — big if! speculating!! — this is a textbook example of someone instinctively using AI as an accountability sink. 🧵
In the coming years, I expect to hear a whole lot of “Don’t blame me!! Gen AI did it! The AI dog ate my homework!!”
One of my biggest wishes right now is that we get crystal clarity, both legally and culturally, that if a computer system screws up (AI or otherwise) then that’s the responsibility of the people who •chose to use• the system.
@wbftw @inthehands
Illegitimately withholding your pay is illegal. Tell HR to cut you a manual check or it's lawyers-and-state-AG time.
Then start your job search; these bozos are going down for the count no matter what the outcome of this particular issue.
Paul Cantrell
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Steve Hersey