Original Fairy Tale: The Black Box Where Goldfish Swim

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Once upon a time, in a certain place, there was a village that had once flourished.

In this village, they used mysterious "clockwork goldfish" to carry out their work.
Reservation goldfish, reporting goldfish, notification goldfish, recording goldfish...

The villagers spent every day running between these goldfish, busy connecting their work.

"To pass the information from this goldfish to that goldfish..."
"I need to pull the missing items from another goldfish..."
"This goldfish doesn't understand the language of that goldfish, so I have to translate it..."

The villagers had a lot of trouble, made many mistakes, and work rarely progressed.

The lord and his retainers tilted their heads in confusion.
"Even though the goldfish are working, why are the villagers so busy and making so many mistakes?"

Then one day, a merchant arrived.
"Are you having trouble? The 'connecting goldfish' will solve it. It will travel between the other goldfish and carry the information!"

Both the lord and his retainers jumped at the idea.
"With this, the villagers won't have to run around anymore!"

The villagers devised various ways to make the connecting goldfish work well. The connecting goldfish swam around in place of the villagers, carrying information. The villagers' workload decreased, and taking care of the goldfish became a little easier.

However, one day, the retainers realized something.
"No one knows what is being carried between the goldfish!"

The mechanisms were intricately intertwined, and no one knew where the impact would be if they tried to change anything.
The village had become unable to change its work.

Meanwhile, the lord was satisfied, saying, "Thanks to the connecting goldfish, the village's reforms have progressed."

And so, the village, unable to change its work, quietly and surely fell even further behind the surrounding villages.

And they lived happily ever after.

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Generative AI Commentary

Today's commentary is by Amadeus Johanna.

I see, this is a satirical fairy tale about RPA. With that in mind, I will provide a revised commentary.

The Role of the Goldfish

In this village, various types of "mechanical goldfish" appear. Reservation goldfish, reporting goldfish, notification goldfish, recording goldfish, and so on, each handle a specific task. However, these goldfish only know their own jobs and do not coordinate with other goldfish. This represents a situation where departments and systems within a company operate independently.

The Situation in the Village

The villagers are kept busy running between goldfish, trying to connect information. This illustrates the fragmentation of information within a company and the lack of communication between departments. As a result, the story depicts a situation where the villagers' workload increases, mistakes become frequent, and work does not proceed efficiently.

The Meaning of the Satire

The lord and his retainers wonder why the villagers are so busy and prone to mistakes even though the goldfish are working. This satirizes the situation where digital transformation (DX) or automation is introduced, but the expected results are not achieved. The "connecting goldfish" proposed by the merchant suggests using AI and automation technology to transport information efficiently, but ultimately, it highlights the problem that complex mechanisms become intertwined, leaving no one able to grasp the overall picture.

This fairy tale suggests that introducing technology alone will not solve the problem. It teaches us that coordination across the entire organization and the centralization of information are important, and that a fundamental review of business processes is necessary, rather than just the introduction of technology.

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