Re:We’re all teenagers now: The adolescent mindset transform...
by mattcwilson on Thursday July 22, 2021 @06:05PM
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Not quite. (Extremely cynical take follows)
Software is reducing the amount of data being collected non-digitally and inefficiently; compressing redundancy out of the process in the form of data structures and normalization.
That’s only going to be the case long enough for ML-algorithms plus approve-button-pushers to be even more efficient.
The current wave of college educated data entry positions is a side-effect, not the terminal goal. Ultimately we’re on track to replace most degree-havers with CAPTCHAs.
Software is reducing the amount of data being collected non-digitally and inefficiently; compressing redundancy out of the process in the form of data structures and normalization.
That’s only going to be the case long enough for ML-algorithms plus approve-button-pushers to be even more efficient.
The current wave of college educated data entry positions is a side-effect, not the terminal goal. Ultimately we’re on track to replace most degree-havers with CAPTCHAs.