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candidate · p2026-09-07-064 · reject-definition

UPS ORION. A route-optimisation heuristic written by UPS's Operations Research group over ten years; the "AI" label is marketing

set aside as

DEFINITION REJECTS

the researcher's note

UPS ORION. A route-optimisation heuristic written by UPS's Operations Research group over ten years; the "AI" label is marketing. Its numbers are large and should not be credited to AI: ~100 million miles less driven a year, 10 million gallons of fuel, $300–400 million in annual savings and cost avoidance, more than 70% of 55,000 US routes, 6–8 fewer miles per driver per day.

proposed by

researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06 second harvest, robots-gig-work

received

2026-09-06T13:34:02-04:00

harvest report

impacts/harvest/2026-09-07-robots-gig-work.md

Rulings, in order

1. 2026-09-06T13:34:02-04:00 · researcherreject-definition — UPS ORION. A route-optimisation heuristic written by UPS's Operations Research group over ten years; the "AI" label is marketing. Its numbers are large and should not be credited to AI: ~100 million miles less driven a year, 10 million gallons of fuel, $300–400 million in annual savings and cost avoidance, more than 70% of 55,000 US routes, 6–8 fewer miles per driver per day.

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