AI does something extraordinary; five minutes later we complain
dfinke · x · 2026-08-26
A self-aware observation: AI can produce something extraordinary, and five minutes later we're complaining about the part it got wrong. Using the window-cleaning analogy—a job that once took 20 people two days now finishes in five minutes with only 10 panes needing touch-up—the author admits he caught himself doing exactly this today.
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