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Tor Christensen's avatar

I believe the fuss over AI to be, in many cases, deeply silly. Almost as bad as Y2K.

To be honest, I stopped reading when the author suggested that the costing of contracts could be done by AI. I know finance people who cannot do it, much less AI.

A quick example - what is the cost of going from a hiring model under the CBA where you are required to hire the most senior person out of a hiring hall, vs hiring from any source.

AI is going to tell you that it is a cost to the employer, as there are additional costs involved in hiring from any source instead of being told who to hire.

Even if AI were to understand the benefits of hiring the most qualified individuals - what is the dollar value of the change? Tell me that, brain in a box. It can’t.

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Ryan's avatar

the idea that AI could interpret contract provisions or aid in disciplinary hearings strikes me as contrary to the idea that AI frees up people to work on "more complex" matters. Judges and arbitrators routinely disagree on the meaning of contract provisions, so how would AI solve this issue. Further, discipline is fact specific, involves witnesses, etc. AI could not possibly handle this.

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