alt Hacker NewsStuff like this is why AI automation is going to come faster than people think.
Invariably it will be recognized that the weakest link in any part of any organizations are the humans. Humans once had a monopoly on long-term strategic thinking so capital had to confer them authority and compensation, but once AI supersedes humans in these respects, then the human element will be aggressively excised from any company where human flaws put the strength and compettive advantage of that company at risk.
A robot employee never has affairs, never sleeps, never needs worker's compensation for injury, never sues the company. When trillions of dollars are on the line, eliminating risks like this is a trivial decision.
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The desire for such idealistic AI automation, assuming it even existed, is neither necessary nor sufficient for it to be created.
If you're controlled by your greed, yes. But human beings are relational. Half the reason I go to work is to talk and relate to my coworkers.
I know some people have AI girlfriends, but most people are not willing to (nor do I think they should) make that jump to trying to relate to their robot coworker.
I hope it's the same for people making a company. If not, we are heading towards a very lonely world.