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  1. jeffnv · · focus · HN ↗
    Hey it got the 2020 election results right, that's a relief
    1. consumer451 · · focus · HN ↗
      Politics aside, this is a very interesting point.

      Contrarian opinion: We are not "intelligence constrained" as a society/economy.

      Intelligence gives you factually correct answers. Factually correct answers are not the desired outcome much of the time. I don't just mean in politics, where the scientists and central intelligence agency are often ignored, but in the private sector: look at McKinsey, etc. Most often the desired outcome is what the stakeholders wanted to hear.

      I cannot overstate how big a realization this was for me.

      Part of the reason that we are not ready for AI, is that we don't want to hear about inconvenient facts.

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