[rdslw]

Nope.

Cost of implementing better process for all carpenters is significantly higher, than all carpenters still using bad process + _one_ AI being able to clean it for carpenter, plumber, translator, developer (you name it, you got it).

Not even entering laziness/corposlowness gardens etc.

[bumby]

This is an misunderstanding of how processes typically work for a couple of reasons. For one, it assumes the "cost of implementing better process for all carpenters is significantly higher". This may be the case for Tao, where he has limited control over the inputs, but probably not the case for the woodworking analogy, for a variety of reasons. You are essentially advocating for "rework" to fix problems which is considered a unnecessary waste in process design.

"Corposlowness" is just another name for "bad processes". It supports the claim rather than negates it. Using AI to overcome bad bureaucracy makes it a workaround, not an idealized process. What often happens when implementing workarounds rather than good processes is that the workaround can create bloat and waste of its own and overtime, not really fix the problem. Like hiring more administrators for a large organization, they can take on a life of their own, eventually becoming divorced from the problem they were intended to solve.

Again, I'm not saying that AI is misapplied in Tao's case. I'm just cautioning that it's not a panacea for bad processes. In many ways, it can be misused as a band-aid for bad processes, just like creating excess inventory is a band-aid for bad quality control.