Think of the algorithm as playing a game against a human, where the human players' goal is to maximize compensation/opportunities/generally feeling good or at least ok about work. The algorithm's goal is to maximize the business's surplus (productivity minus cost). This game is competitive (but not zero sum).
You are claiming that the human cannot beat the algorithm, because the algorithm can always adapt. But humans are still better than computers at some games (Arimaa, Havannah, Hex, Go) and worse at others (Chess, Checkers). So your claim needs a lot more justification.
The comparison is worrisome: depending on how good these algorithms get and how zero-sum the competition is, we could be screwed. But we don't know.
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Think of the algorithm as playing a game against a human, where the human players' goal is to maximize compensation/opportunities/generally feeling good or at least ok about work. The algorithm's goal is to maximize the business's surplus (productivity minus cost). This game is competitive (but not zero sum).
You are claiming that the human cannot beat the algorithm, because the algorithm can always adapt. But humans are still better than computers at some games (Arimaa, Havannah, Hex, Go) and worse at others (Chess, Checkers). So your claim needs a lot more justification.
The comparison is worrisome: depending on how good these algorithms get and how zero-sum the competition is, we could be screwed. But we don't know.