Despite the hype over artificial intelligence in medicine, the systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in place and maintain. Checking whether an algorithm has developed the software equivalent of a blown gasket can be complicated — and expensive.
You know it’s funny, this keeps happening with every single fucking AI thing they produce. It always still needs humans fixing its mistakes because its just not reliable enough.
I think it’s doing a lot less reducing headcount and a lot more making people specialize in what I would call “bullshit,” to be able to fix mistakes made by an AI quickly and efficiently.
That’s what Amazon’s entire walkout checkout tech was. It was claimed it was all “automated” and turns out in this case, when people say “AI” it doesn’t mean “artificial intelligence” it means “actually Indians.”
You know it’s funny, this keeps happening with every single fucking AI thing they produce. It always still needs humans fixing its mistakes because its just not reliable enough.
I think it’s doing a lot less reducing headcount and a lot more making people specialize in what I would call “bullshit,” to be able to fix mistakes made by an AI quickly and efficiently.
There will be fake AI services actually performed by people. Mechanical Turk 2025 incoming
There already are!
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/amazons-ai-based-just-walk-out-checkout-tech-was-powered-by-1000-indian-workers-manually-11712196827721.html
That’s what Amazon’s entire walkout checkout tech was. It was claimed it was all “automated” and turns out in this case, when people say “AI” it doesn’t mean “artificial intelligence” it means “actually Indians.”
Ah, but you see the AI let us reduce headcount for full time employees. Reducing the budget for full time salaries.
Now we just spend twice as much on contractors and consultants, but that’s a different budget, so it’s not my problem.