Everybody I know who understands both computers and organizations at say college level believes in some version of “corporations are AIs” at a fairly literal (< 50% metaphoric) level. But there’s no good essay on this idea.
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well, i’ve got a whole book for you that goes in on this a bunch: books.apple.com/us/book/greed-
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Hmm just the title is enough to tell me this ain’t what I’m talking about 🙂
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understandable. given that it’s an entire book, it covers lots of stuff, but it’s also got some really good analysis on that exact metaphor
how does the saying go? “don’t judge a book by its cover” :p
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I just think moral judgment is the wrong starting point for this topic. It’s like a book with the title “God exists” might talk a lot about physics but wouldn’t be my first choice to explore physics
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100%. i’d definitely say i found the author’s slight moralistic bent to be distasteful (at best). but i thought the exploration of the “corporations as AI” metaphor to be thorough, especially in the absence of similar analyses to draw from
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