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Rhizome vs. the tools
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Slack, Jira, meetings, AI — they solve real problems. But not the problem of deciding. Here is the difference.
What can be computed does not need a decision.
The problem with AI & BI tools
Foundations, not decisions. AI can surface options, recognise patterns, and produce summaries. BI tools make metrics visible. Both are valuable inputs to decision-making. But between "here are the facts" and "this is what we will do" lies the actual process — and that process is not computable.
No accountability. Responsibility requires that someone bears the consequences. A machine bears no consequences. What it produces may have the form of a decision — but it is not one.
Participation, not data quality. Decisions in organisations must not only be factually correct, but also socially viable. Whoever was involved in a decision carries it — whoever was bypassed blocks its implementation.
„Only those questions that are in principle undecidable can we decide."
— Heinz von Foerster, cybernetician
„A computer can never be held accountable; therefore, a computer must never make a management decision."
— IBM, 1979
The Rhizome approach
In the future, Rhizome may use AI where it helps — for instance when structuring content or preparing context. But the decision remains with the team.