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Why making something more efficient makes us use more of it — and what that means for AI.

In this episode
A definition and a hard look at the episode's theme, plus 10 of Eli's aphorisms, Harold Geneen, George Bernard Shaw, Thomas J. Watson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from great minds.

Eli’s Aphorisms
“When something becomes more efficient to use, people often use more of it, not less.”
“Decreased cost could lead to higher revenues.”
“Every human discovery or invention has brought with it the conflict between could we and should we.”
“With AI, the question is no longer could we or should we, but how far and how fast will it all happen?”
“The certainty here is human nature.”
“Readiness is more important than experience.”
“As we evolve, we become more ego self-serving and conscious of it.”
“Three parts of our psyches are in constant conflict.”
“Examining the intramurals within the human psyche doesn't resolve the conflicts, but it does explain them.”
“Could we gives way to should we, both as individuals and as members of a larger society.”

From Great Minds
“Leadership can never be taught. It can only be learned.” — Harold Geneen
“It's a good idea from time to time to hang a question mark on things we have long taken for granted.” — George Bernard Shaw
“If you want to do excellent work, you can begin right now by deciding to do excellent work.” — Thomas J. Watson
“While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate, he becomes a mathematical certainty.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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