Scale makes systems inhuman.

· Bits and Bobs 7/28/25
  • Scale makes systems inhuman.
    • Because you have to rely on quantitative signals to scale.
    • Those can't be whole and nuanced.
    • The tech industry is fundamentally about scale.
    • LLMs allow qualitative nuance at quantitative scale, which means for the first time we could make human scaled systems.
    • But it won't be the default.
    • As technologists we'll have to make it happen by embracing humanistic values and principles.

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