The ingenuity was, at times, undeniable. One production house had devised software to map out film shoots: where trucks should park, which streets to close, how many shooting days were required, and staffing needed.
A robot's claw hurtles toward a light bulb on a table. I wince, waiting for the crunch. But suddenly the claw decelerates. It starts gingerly pawing around the table, as if searching for its glasses on the nightstand.
"We now recognize this general purpose technology we call intelligence as an opportunity to create new industries, create brand new jobs. But of course, it will shape every job. Some will no longer be necessary. Many new ones will be invented beyond our imagination today."
Corgi seeks to modernize insurance for tech companies and other businesses by heavily cutting customer costs. It is equipped with an army of AI tools and a staff of 90 employees, far fewer than the 'middlemen,' as Laqua calls them, who take a cut of every insurance bill.