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New comment by duffydotsvg in "Leaving Mozilla"

duffydotsvg — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:33:38 +0000

Totally agree the hits are coming. But from the POV of someone at a large and still growing org that's fully embraced AI, it's so obvious to me where the limitations are (and might always be). The nuances/complexities of leadership, decision-making, strategy, creative marketing, sales, comms, etc., feel too abstract to be replaceable. As the hard skill means of production are commodified, whatever alpha is left will lie in the soft skills. In other words, the models would be A+ STEM students, but they don't have the sauce for liberal arts.

New comment by duffydotsvg in "Electric motors with no rare earths"

duffydotsvg — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:09:55 +0000

Amazing breakdown for someone (me) who knows literally nothing about how motors work.

New comment by duffydotsvg in "There is a shadow hanging over this Fable thing"

duffydotsvg — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:03:21 +0000

Disagree with the popular conclusions that this is either calculated anti-marketing or politically-motivated axe grinding. Both theories might carry some weight, but they belie the bigger picture. If you believe AI will be a determinant of economic growth, defense capacity, scientific advancement, and geopolitical supremacy over the next few decades, then state supervision/control was always inevitable. There's already precedent in nuclear tech, chip tech, aerospace tech, etc. In theory, the stakes here are 100x higher. USA and China will do whatever they can to get a competitive edge over the other. Meaning this is probably just the first salvo in an ongoing series of similar events. At the end of the day, I'm not sure any of it will matter. All signs point to the models being basically impossible to contain.

New comment by duffydotsvg in "Leaving Mozilla"

duffydotsvg — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:34:17 +0000

I agree. It's a false binary. I'd never heard of this one before, but even if the premise is reductive there's some truth in it. If nothing else, it might be a helpful lens for evaluating an org.

New comment by duffydotsvg in "Leaving Mozilla"

duffydotsvg — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:31:55 +0000

This is new to me. Not sure I totally agree but it's a useful heuristic. Despite being easy targets, orgs do in fact need coordinators, middle managers, administrators, etc. Especially as they scale. (And no AI won't render them obsolete.) Finding the balance between productivity and bureaucracy is the hard part.