“In terms of systems design, shapes are important. Rectangles are not common in nature. That's probably because from a systems design perspective, rectangles often degrade efficiency instead of contributing to efficiency. Yet humans have designed an entire supply chain system based on rectangles, squares and straight lines. If we want to be more efficient, we should replace those rectangles, squares and straight lines with ovals, circles and hexagons. And maybe some other nature inspired geometries.”
Quote by Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
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Source: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence