Decisions
have consequences
you didn't model.
A rigorous catalog of hidden consequences in technology, AI, markets, policy, organizations, society, infrastructure, and health. Evidence-based.
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AI Copilot Skill Atrophy
“AI coding assistants make developers more productive without meaningful downsides.”
LLM Hallucination Normalization
“LLM hallucinations are a temporary problem that will be solved with better models and guardrails.”
Automation Job Displacement Lag
“Automation creates more jobs than it destroys, so displaced workers will find new employment.”
AI Content Flood
“AI content tools democratize publishing and help everyone communicate better.”
Prompt Engineering Half-Life
“Prompt engineering is a valuable, durable career skill worth investing in.”
Synthetic Data Feedback Loop
“Synthetic data can supplement or replace human-generated data for training AI models.”
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Devops, Complexity, Kubernetes...
Ai, Automation, Trust...
Freemium, Saas, Pricing...
Rent-control, Housing, Supply-demand...
Attrition, Productivity, Agile...
Dopamine, Social-media, Loneliness...
Cloud, Vendor-lock-in, Infrastructure...
Weight-loss, Pharmaceutical, Metabolic-he…...
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