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Re:The Coming Layoffs and the Revenge of the Measurers
on Monday May 25, 2026 @02:30PM (#48270051)
That is just the latest adaptation of AI boosting. List the downsides, be empathetic but close with the real strategy:
"To get AI, we need the people, which includes the measurers, on board. To get the people on board, we need to give them something: money, security, dignity, a credible story about where they fit. We do not have to figure out the long-run answer to what humans are for. We just have to manage the next five years."
The blogger otherwise experiments with gastown-like setups and is maybe afraid that his toy will disappear: