Much of world's logistics still runs on linear programming, not 'AI'
gleech · x · 2026-10-13
Pushing back on the claim that today's logistics systems 'all run on AI and machine learning,' the author notes much of the world still runs on linear programming or heuristic algorithms, citing references, and argues we should stop calling everything AI.
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