Micromanagement 101

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The nag, the micromanager, the person always intruding into your space, something not devoutly to be wish, is the cosmic vision of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a recent talk at Stamford portraying said entity as the way to generate ever more growth thanks to the wonders of AI.

Let's think about this. Having been self employed for over 50 years gives yours truly an interesting perspective on micromanagement and the vibe this gives off to the minions working under such a person. Anger, frustration and above all else, inefficiency and hatred ensues. How do I know this? Because, as a consultant, you NEVER GOSSIP so the folks you work with trust you as a valued consigliere as trust is the only way one makes money when dealing with clients.

To this rube, Huang's take is akin to 1984 24/7.

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Instead of getting ready to clear their desks, the centibillionaire argued that instead, human workers’ productivity will instead go through the roof — with the minor tradeoff that you’ll be overseen by a nagging AI boss that won’t ever leave you alone.

“Your [AI] agents are harassing you, micromanaging you, and you’re busier than ever,” Huang said. “And yet our company is able to do more.”

As a result, “we’re gonna create more jobs in the end,” he argued. “There’ll be more people working at the end of this industrial revolution than at the beginning of it.”

Huang has previously argued that company leaders are thinking too small if they’re looking to trim headcounts thanks to AI.

As long as Huang's running the show, it's ok but ask anyone who works for a living about the micromanager in their life. Zuck comes to mind when thinking about the nag nightmare that might be in your life does it not?