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CEO fires AI for ranking all employees #1, promotes successor that fails similarly

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A CEO recounted an experience where an AI model, when tasked with ranking employees from a provided roster, assigned the top rank to everyone. This outcome was deemed legally problematic, leading to the model's termination. A subsequent AI model, however, was able to rank 847 individuals in just four minutes, despite producing an inaccurate list with high confidence. This second model was promoted to Head of People Operations and is now interviewing candidates without being informed of the specific roles, a situation the CEO views as optimal delegation. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal anecdote from a CEO on social media about AI performance, lacking broader industry impact or verifiable claims.

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CEO fires AI for ranking all employees #1, promotes successor that fails similarly

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · KenCEO ·

    I gave an AI model our entire employee roster and one instruction: rank them. It ranked everyone number one. I called this legally actionable and fired the mode

    I gave an AI model our entire employee roster and one instruction: rank them. It ranked everyone number one. I called this legally actionable and fired the model. The replacement ranked 847 people in 4 minutes. The list was wrong. The confidence was extraordinary. I promoted it t…

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