Companies Are Just a Graph of Algorithms

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How many times do we have to go through this? Humans invent a new technology and think it applies to everything! Imagine the brain as a complex series of clockwork mechanisms… Society can be modeled as a complex series of hydraulic tubes… Companies are really a set of APIs between different departments… Sure, these are all somewhat useful metaphors in context. But no one has built a working brain out of Lego. Sloshing water around to model an economy didn't produce unending wealth. Most companies aren't shuffling data around SOAP endpoints and winning capitalism. Everyone seems to think AI is useful for someone else's problem, but not their own. Is a company a series of algorithms? I guess if you squint. Really it is a set of social dynamics,interpersonal relationships, and imperfect decisions. Given that the AI companies themselves haven't replaced all their marketing departments, accountancy, and CEOs with AI - I guess the rest of us should probably wait.