This timeline is so weird.

The tech industry as a whole is so…goddamned…weird. Don’t get me started on the fucked up labels…Digital Natives…AI Natives. Turns out that you need people to understand their roles? There is benefit to developing people and expertise? AI mostly wastes time and mainly satisfies dopamine hits at stupid (subsidized) expense? Labor matters? The implosion of this ridiculousness and hype is long overdue. See also AI corrodes critical thinking skills: From [Business Insider, Sarah E. Needleman reports]: At the AI startup Valon, a new policy requires most new hires to learn their jobs the old-fashioned way — without AI. Andrew Wang, CEO and cofounder, said he instituted it last month after Valon gave employees broad access to AI. When he examined their usage, he said he found employees turning to the priciest models for even simple tasks, a habit he worried was both costly and preventing newer workers from developing a real grasp of their jobs. “By doing the basic work, rather than relying…