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What worries me is that in many industries (health & education particularly) there doesn't seem to be any actual limit to admin demand. Like; admin demands inc
by xyzzy123 2y ago
What worries me is that in many industries (health & education particularly) there doesn't seem to be any actual limit to admin demand.
Like; admin demands increase until the system barely functions and compliance is just barely possible.
BUT administrators would always like more data, controls and process.
So one possible outcome of AI is that computers magically pick up our admin burdens, freeing us to do our jobs in peace.
The _other_ possible outcome is that AI increases our capacity for admin and therefore generates way more admin.
A particular risk is where AI generates asymmetric leverage for administrators.
An example of this would be admin requiring lengthy forms to do such-and-such. If a human administrator no longer needs to spend their time validating or checking the forms, there's less pushback on making the forms longer or producing even more of them.
- hansonkd 2y ago> AI increases the capacity for admin and therefore generates way more admin This is the most likely scenario. The original sales pitch for Computers were originally to free doctors and nurses and admins by making things easier. But instead the administrative work exponentially grew.
- _wire_ 2y agoWork goes to where it can get done.