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We call those "Snake Oil Mines" in the military industrial complex. They're great! Legendary examples include the Norden Bombsight, MBSE, AS9100 Consultancy[1],
by MilStdJunkie 3y ago
We call those "Snake Oil Mines" in the military industrial complex. They're great! Legendary examples include the Norden Bombsight, MBSE, AS9100 Consultancy[1], and Six Sigma. "Unfalsifiable results" means "you need more".
The beauty is you can make your very own snake oil based on them. All kinds of clever optimizations when no one's sure what the end result is supposed to look like.
EDIT I'm sorry if it seems like I'm picking on "AI" stuff. I'm really not. I'm picking on people buying products without enunciating what it is they're trying to do.
[1] When it's not just straight extortion, i.e., the auditor "selling" consultancy services to make sure you "pass"