Such a great read. This reminds me of the organizational sociology theory known as isomorphism. Essentially, there are three types: normative (everyone in charge of organizations went to the same schools/training programs, so they all have the same approach), coercive (all business are subject to the same laws and regulations, so they have to shape their behavior a certain way), and mimetic (when there’s uncertainty, companies tend to mirror the behaviors of their competitors). In all of them, the result is a form of groupthink that leaves us all worse off. And perhaps unsurprisingly, AI is making this much worse.
An article so poignant I read it out loud to the room I’m in. Not leaving it to chance that they see their feeds. For some time I’ve been exploring the emperors new clothes. It pivots on the child saying what no one else will. It Vernes story it reveals what happens when the child is dismissed. Thank you Amy.
To have an independent thought and the courage to voice it to question the group think is so so needed today. Thank you for creating this article which captures the challenge so magically. I do believe groupthink as well as following the hype has been happening for a while now, but with Ai it is being accelerated. Time to bring back the fool who used to have the freedom to question the king on all matters for there was no risk he was the fool after all.
Amy, One implication I keep coming back to is institutional memory. If AI participates in decision-making, we need to preserve not just the final decision but the discarded alternatives and why they were rejected. Otherwise every new model recreates the same debates without learning from the last ones.
Fantastic read, Amy. Thank you for saying the quiet parts out loud. Many of us without large platforms are having these conversations. It’s been clear for some time that the echo chamber has outstayed its welcome.
Such a great read. This reminds me of the organizational sociology theory known as isomorphism. Essentially, there are three types: normative (everyone in charge of organizations went to the same schools/training programs, so they all have the same approach), coercive (all business are subject to the same laws and regulations, so they have to shape their behavior a certain way), and mimetic (when there’s uncertainty, companies tend to mirror the behaviors of their competitors). In all of them, the result is a form of groupthink that leaves us all worse off. And perhaps unsurprisingly, AI is making this much worse.
An article so poignant I read it out loud to the room I’m in. Not leaving it to chance that they see their feeds. For some time I’ve been exploring the emperors new clothes. It pivots on the child saying what no one else will. It Vernes story it reveals what happens when the child is dismissed. Thank you Amy.
To have an independent thought and the courage to voice it to question the group think is so so needed today. Thank you for creating this article which captures the challenge so magically. I do believe groupthink as well as following the hype has been happening for a while now, but with Ai it is being accelerated. Time to bring back the fool who used to have the freedom to question the king on all matters for there was no risk he was the fool after all.
Amy, One implication I keep coming back to is institutional memory. If AI participates in decision-making, we need to preserve not just the final decision but the discarded alternatives and why they were rejected. Otherwise every new model recreates the same debates without learning from the last ones.
Fantastic read, Amy. Thank you for saying the quiet parts out loud. Many of us without large platforms are having these conversations. It’s been clear for some time that the echo chamber has outstayed its welcome.