I periodically wonder why corps outsource functions like qa (toyota/Xerox certainly didn't do that in the 80s), harassment training (eg. having an outsider lawyer firm do it for you becauase HR wouldnt touch it), and other management functions like where to make cuts. The reasons ... well we know ... is to avoid accountability which says a lot ... I am reminded of the Basil Fawlty line to his wife: ah it must be tough to be you; your work is never fully delegated.
Recently I was sent a 30 page proposal document filled to the brim with calendar, target and green checkmark emojis. I intentionally delayed my response. The sender got self-conscious, said that they sent an early draft by accident and replied with a concise one page document with bullet points in times new roman 12 font.
> It starts as a murmur in the boardroom, hardens into a cost-optimisation initiative, and eventually mutates into a strategic delusion: “This time, we’ll reduce our need for them.”
At this point it's AI discussing with AI about AI. AI is really good at this, it's much easier to keep this discourse going, than to solve deep technical problems with it.
For me it’s the flatly self-insistent prose.