“A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.”
– IBM Training Manual, 1979
We're going so backwards...
this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2026
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Ooh, while we’re at it, let’s also address corporate personhood.
I don't think we have time to build a guillotine that big
Not with that attitude we don't.
I think the move here, based on recent events, is to hire an AI to do it then fire everyone else and complain that it isn't built yet.