Re:Replacing Middle Management with APIs
by TheOtherHobbes on Monday February 02, 2015 @04:19PM
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I was thinking a while back that an obvious AI application would be to replace the entire management structure of a corporation.
All of it. All the way up to the C-Suite.
This would naturally improve efficiency, and in not a few cases it would probably apply a significant multiplier to overall profitability.
That doesn't mean it would be a good idea politically or socially - although depending on the value system and long-term strategic insight of the AI, it might be an improvement there too.
You could even have an automated YC, where a model of Paul Graham selects between different business models produced by a selection of AI agents.
This could just be a joke, but to be honest I'm not completely sure it's not a serious prediction.
All of it. All the way up to the C-Suite.
This would naturally improve efficiency, and in not a few cases it would probably apply a significant multiplier to overall profitability.
That doesn't mean it would be a good idea politically or socially - although depending on the value system and long-term strategic insight of the AI, it might be an improvement there too.
You could even have an automated YC, where a model of Paul Graham selects between different business models produced by a selection of AI agents.
This could just be a joke, but to be honest I'm not completely sure it's not a serious prediction.