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Mike Goitein's avatar

We've been using the "FTE replacement" metric in RPA (Robotic Process Automation) for years. But it's misleading because the RPA bots frequently break and need handholding. Good analysis.

Hodman | How To Build With AI's avatar

Thank you! I think this is what Samsung will notice, and, who knows, maybe their SLT already expects it. Can’t prove things if you don’t experiment though!

Daniel Ionescu's avatar

Giving everyone AI and then measuring how many people one person can replace is a hell of a way to encourage experimentation.

Hodman | How To Build With AI's avatar

Yeah! People need space to experiment, but if you’re telling them to prove efficiency right away, you automatically remove that space. It’s going to be really interesting to see where Samsung is with this in a year. Who knows. Maybe I’m wrong.

Andrew Garberson's avatar

They are kind of saying the quiet part out loud, which would not motivate me if I were a Samsung employee.

Hodman | How To Build With AI's avatar

That’s what I’m saying! Maybe they thought they would treat their employees like adults, but this isn’t cool either way.