Ben Thompson

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42,103 appearances 120 recordings 2 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 21 Aug

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So number one podcast-host

One, it sort of assumes that podcast-host

these agents will never be good enough. podcast-host

That there's basically an infinite like capacity for uh for for how quality they could be. podcast-host

And that might be the case. podcast-host

I did write an article about sort of like uh um you know what are the brilliant podcast-host

insights of building a product that's focused on consumer satisfaction. podcast-host

I think I was talking about this in the context of Amazon, is no one is ever actually fully satisfied. podcast-host

So it's like it's like it's an a goal that you can never reach. podcast-host

It podcast-host

And so this sort of fits in that framing, which is can actually podcast-host

agents always be smarter to the you know to the extent that the sort of improvements can continually be absorbed. podcast-host

Just like the improvements in like the user experience I've put forth previously can be continually absorbed. podcast-host

That might be the case, but it's worth podcast-host

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I no, I could I completely agree. podcast-host

And like like implicit in this, this is actually a very optimistic framing in terms of like the Doomer narrative around AI. podcast-host

Because you're basically stating AI's never going to be smart enough for humans. podcast-host

So it can continually get smarter and smarter, which maybe that's maybe that's the case. podcast-host

But it's worth pointing out this is contrary to the narrative that AI is going to surpass human capabilities. podcast-host

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