> The focus is on what can be automated and what costs can be reduced. What often gets overlooked is the broader value a person brings through context, judgement, and the countless invisible contributions that support a thriving workplace.

Zoom out just a bit. It’s in the name: Human Resources.

The doorman fallacy is a what happens when humans are treated as something to be commoditized and optimized. It’s running head down directly into the embrace of the false god that there’s comfort and safety in fragile.

AI is being used to reduce and over-simplify because growth and expanding is difficult, less predictable, and ultimately more risky. However, being risk adverse will eventually increase risk.