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@alcinnz@floss.social 9 min. ago

The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly - Steven Strogatz & Alex Townsend @ The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/nov/08/the-efficiency-trap-why-optimising-everything-can-backfire-badly
CW: Includes "AI" discourse, could apply to entirety of ML but specifically refers to LLMs.

via https://roytang.net/links/2026/#50b1e7d569b5e50e8ebcfb0c21ffe5ab

The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerous

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