You cannot outsource understanding

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Post by weeha » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 8:16 PM UTC

You cannot outsource understanding
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Re: You cannot outsource understanding

#2

Post by DauntingPear7 » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 11:41 PM UTC

Too many em dashes -> AI

Re: You cannot outsource understanding

#3

Post by hyperhello » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:25 AM UTC

DauntingPear7 wrote: post #2

Too many em dashes -> AI

> It starts as a murmur in the boardroom, hardens into a cost-optimisation initiative, and eventually mutates into a strategic delusion: “This time, we’ll reduce our need for them.”

For me it’s the flatly self-insistent prose.

Re: You cannot outsource understanding

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Post by totetsu » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 1:59 AM UTC

DauntingPear7 wrote: post #2

Too many em dashes -> AI

What happens when we become content for the the push back against AI content content to become mainly AI content?

Re: You cannot outsource understanding

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Post by nurettin » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 5:10 AM UTC

DauntingPear7 wrote: post #2

Too many em dashes -> AI

Recently I was sent a 30 page proposal document filled to the brim with calendar, target and green checkmark emojis. I intentionally delayed my response. The sender got self-conscious, said that they sent an early draft by accident and replied with a concise one page document with bullet points in times new roman 12 font.

Re: You cannot outsource understanding

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Post by scrubs » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 5:43 AM UTC

I periodically wonder why corps outsource functions like qa (toyota/Xerox certainly didn't do that in the 80s), harassment training (eg. having an outsider lawyer firm do it for you becauase HR wouldnt touch it), and other management functions like where to make cuts. The reasons ... well we know ... is to avoid accountability which says a lot ... I am reminded of the Basil Fawlty line to his wife: ah it must be tough to be you; your work is never fully delegated.

Re: You cannot outsource understanding

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Post by carlmr » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 7:26 AM UTC

totetsu wrote: post #4

DauntingPear7 wrote: post #2

Too many em dashes -> AI

What happens when we become content for the the push back against AI content content to become mainly AI content?

At this point it's AI discussing with AI about AI. AI is really good at this, it's much easier to keep this discourse going, than to solve deep technical problems with it.