"Meanwhile I was back in a corner laminating croissant dough by hand while nearby conference rooms discussed artificial intelligence with the confidence of a man who’s never been told no and the caution of a toddler approaching a puddle.

That’s the thing people don’t really understand about AI. It does not emerge from some neutral supercomputer vacuum. It emerges from offices. From meetings. From corporate hierarchies. From the same mediocre management structures and ego-driven cultures already running the rest of society"

https://yeastconfections.substack.com/p/i-fed-the-people-building-the-metaverse

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