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throwaway981120··on Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening
> A survey by Dayforce, a software firm, finds that while 87% of executives use ai on the job, just 57% of managers and 27% of employees do. Perhaps middle managers set up ai initiatives to satisfy their superiors’ demands, only to wind them down quietly at a later date.

The article quietly ignored two better explanations: the day to day work of executives can be automated more easily (Manna vibes) and/or the execs have a vested interest in AI succeeding so they can cut headcount so they are evangelists for AI.

throwaway981120··on Crossing the uncanny valley of conversational voice
As Bruce Schneier has said, it is important to create an unmistakable robotic sound for your AI voices even while you make them capable and conversational.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ais-and-robot...