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Re:AI and Communism: Narratives of AI Behind the Iron Curtain by shimonabi on Sunday July 04, 2021 @11:28AM (#27730385)
They tried to use computers to set prices and plan production, but they failed anyway.

Adam Curtis had a documentary abouth this: https://youtu.be/h3gwyHNo7MI?t=1484

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Re:AI and Communism: Narratives of AI Behind the Iron Curtain by sudosysgen on Sunday July 04, 2021 @12:48PM (#27730960)
There was never an automated price selection and planning system, no. It was done by hand on manually generated data in a handful of industries.
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