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		tomjakubowski 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber torches 2026 AI budget on Claude Code in four... Is it easy to measure a factory worker's productivity? It would seem surprising and interesting if every job's productivity is hard to measure except for one particular kind.

dijit 25 days ago [–]

Any job where there's a definable output can be measured. Factory workers are one type.

Others might be farmers; if they're able to yield x tonnes of valid crops out of y acres.

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