flipping a coin fails spectacularly at making any decisions other than what to have for dinner

Dune Awakening. Not the best game in the world, but I have a group of friends and it’s fun to hang out and try to survive the desert together.

You’re definitely not alone. The rift caused by the so called “AI” is hard to cross with any sort of rational argument, it seems to be based largely on emotions, hype and herd mentality (which, some may say, is how top managers usually operate, see e.g. [1]).

My personal principle for a very long time has been to choose my battles, as in, trying to not get involved in causes that are not worth it based on perceived impact, required effort and chances of good outcome. The “AI” bubble has been especially frustrating, as it inhabits an extremum of the “very important, very low chances of success” quadrant.

Nevertheless, if you’re a hired employee or a contractor, it may be prudent to be pragmatic. How likely is it that you will be rewarded for doing something good for the company, such as convincing to change the stance on “AI”? How likely is it that instead you will be blamed for the inevitable fallout of the bubble, or just become a collateral, get laid off in the middle of what might be the biggest economic crash since 2008?

[1] https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-the-business-idiot/

Does zsh count?