This opinion piece argues that W. Edwards Deming's principles for quality improvement, which focused on systemic thinking and long-term vision, were inherently at odds with the rapid, often superficial, adoption of AI technologies. The author suggests Deming's approach would have struggled to gain traction in the current AI landscape.
在討論中,參與者推薦了多本深入了解戴明思想的著作,首推《新經濟學》(The New Economics),其次是《轉危為安》(Out of the Crisis)。針對統計學基礎,則推薦了《Think Stats》與《Statistical Rethinking》等應用統計書籍。此外,Donald G. Reinertsen 的著作被認為是將戴明理念應用於產品設計與開發流程的佳作。針對管理實驗,戴明著名的「紅珠實驗」(Red Bead Experiment)也被多次提及,用以說明系統限制如何決定個人表現。