The Window Analogy: We Focus on AI's 10 Dirty Panes, Not Its 1190 Clean Ones
A widely shared essay uses a window-cleaning analogy to reflect on AI: a task that took 20 people two days now finishes in 5 minutes with only 10 of 1200 panes needing touch-ups, yet people immediately complain about the small part AI gets wrong.
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