"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg E40: The Age of the AI Organization
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Aug 8, 2024 
Omar Shams, founder of Mutable AI, shares his insights on how AI is revolutionizing organizational productivity and dynamics. He discusses the shift of AI from a supplementary tool to functioning as a junior engineer, transforming traditional management practices. The conversation dives into the waste generated in different economic systems and critiques financial metrics like GDP as progress indicators. Omar also examines AI's political influence, ethical dilemmas, and its potential to disrupt various professions, particularly in law and software engineering.
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AI Adoption Lag
- Byrne Hobart compares AI adoption to factory electrification, noting a lag between possibility and effective use.
- He cites examples like early car regulations and TV shows mimicking radio formats.
AI's Initial Impact
- Omar Shams discusses how AI is initially bolted onto existing products.
- He uses GitHub Copilot as an example, which improves code autocompletion but isn't a full paradigm shift.
AI and Organizational Productivity
- Omar Shams questions how AI changes organizational productivity beyond individual workflows.
- He notes that original org charts were modeled after railroads, focused on transaction costs.