Nuclear Powered Sledgehammer For A Thumbtack

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Nuclear Powered Sledgehammer For A Thumbtack

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The classic tech startup approach: facing a problem that could be solved with basic logic? Better throw a neural network at it! Nothing says "we're innovative" like using machine learning to make a sandwich when a simple if-else statement would do. It's like watching someone deploy a supercomputer to calculate 2+2 while wearing a "disrupting the industry" t-shirt. Venture capitalists just can't resist that sweet, sweet ML buzzword, even when the only thing being disrupted is common sense.

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