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Way back, Microsoft added a feature to Microsoft Office tool suite to interrupt your work with a "helpful" paperclip.

Unrequested AI features remind me of that paperclip.

All of the leaders who learned a lesson from that era have retired, and the latest batch of MBAs didn't learn their history, and don't care to hear from the engineers and designers who did. Around and around we go again!

It might not be helpful but instrumental convergence will be its' ultimate goal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence

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