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Progressive dog

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4. Predicting the future is tough

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 11:19 AM

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Somehow the industrial revolution and the technological revolution have not decreased the number of employees.
AI is so far little more than an expensive toy. It cannot create data, it can only use data created by humans.

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