The mythical man month is due to managerial overhead. And also the fact that not all people are equal, so after assigning your best people to something, further assignment of your not so good people does not shorten the time proportionally because they do not add to the capabilities proportionally.
With AI, I think there will be a new one. Using technology to solve things is going to cost an enormous amount of compute and especially energy. The more AI is used, the more these bills go up. Unlike traditional computing, the outputs are not predictable. Using computers to run the banking system results in all arithmetic being done correctly every time. Using AI results in unpredictable hallucinations, and adding more data centers increases costs without eliminating the hallucinations.
The mythical man month is due to managerial overhead. And also the fact that not all people are equal, so after assigning your best people to something, further assignment of your not so good people does not shorten the time proportionally because they do not add to the capabilities proportionally.
With AI, I think there will be a new one. Using technology to solve things is going to cost an enormous amount of compute and especially energy. The more AI is used, the more these bills go up. Unlike traditional computing, the outputs are not predictable. Using computers to run the banking system results in all arithmetic being done correctly every time. Using AI results in unpredictable hallucinations, and adding more data centers increases costs without eliminating the hallucinations.
Technology has become a human time consumer ---- it takes longer to do the same thing.
pulse uno para españo
press two for our sales promotions
press three for company directory
Press four to repeat the menu
that's more like Excel than AI
I have a microwave oven ---- turn knob, slam door
Every 'technological improvement' beyond that takes me more time and is more prone to failure.
Look at the old car radios ---- push button, get station
Every 'technological improvement' beyond that takes me more time and is more prone to failure.