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Startup Lessons from the Once-Again Hot Field of A.I

• chrisbennet 11y ago
  "What the market wants has been the lesson learned at Narrative Science. Its founding team included professors from Northwestern University’s computer science and journalism departments." I wonder how the guys from the journalism department felt about putting nails in the coffin of their profession? I don't mean this as a criticism. I have the luxury of passing on jobs that put people out of work (or actively kill people) but it must be pretty horrible to be faced with the choice; "You can starve or make other people starve, your choice." I do understand the arguments for working on machines that eliminate the need for workers. I just can't be as sanguine about the real world consequences.