I find it fascinating that so many people fall for the fallacy that artificial intelligence is reliable enough to guide decision‑making. And sometimes I find it funny, too.

Brazilian startup Jumpad is intriguing from the pitch itself: a “self‑hosted platform, deployed on the company’s cloud” that lets you enable APIs from external services like OpenAI and Google. Hm, okay. The service “involves engagement dashboards and gamified trainings, contributing to cultural transformation.” As an example of “cultural transformation,” we’re treated to this gem:

At one client, it was found that 25% of employees’ time was spent on calls and meetings, but about 80% of them were not actively participating. In other words, it was a huge waste of time.

Imagine having to burn the planet to “discover” that most meetings could have been an e‑mail.

(The information comes from Brazil Journal [pt_BR].)