Thursday, July 23, 2026

About electricity-- I mean, AI

A screenshot of a page from a printed book with a passage highlighted in light green. The highlighted text reads:  "Another duo of economic historians, Paul David and Gavin Wright, found that a big reason it took so long to fully realize electricity's transformation potential was 'the need for organizational and above all for conceptual changes in the ways tasks and products are defined and structured.'"  The surrounding text explains that assembly lines, conveyor belts, and overhead cranes were examples of these conceptual changes that helped unlock the full potential of electricity. The emphasis of the highlighted passage is that transformative technologies often require organizations to rethink how work is organized, not simply adopt the technology itself.

 

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