But, as researchers do, they believe all of Claudius’ issues can be solved. Should they figure out how, “We think this experiment suggests that AI middle-managers are plausibly on the horizon.”

And there’s the chaser. Just one more billion bro, then it’ll really be useful.

I dunno, I hear stories from my coworkers about how bad East Germany and other former Soviet states were in the 80s/90s. It depends a lot on where you were fortunate enough to grow up.