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    31 Aug 20251 min read

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    this is well put by Zvi!

    My observation of algorithms in other contexts (e.g. YouTube, TikTok, Netflix) is that they tend to be myopic and greedy far beyond what maximizes shareholder value. It is not only that the companies will sell you out, it’s that they will sell you out for short term KPIs.

    https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/gpt-4o-is-an-absurd-sycophant?r=3iau3&utm_medium=ios


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