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GitHub CEO delivers stark message to developers: Embrace AI or get out. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Because unlike with the other tools you use the CEO of your company is investing millions of dollars into AI and they want a big return on their investment.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Return? No, there is no return on investment from AI. If there really was a return to be had from Devs, you wouldn't have to force them to use it.

    This is a saving face and covering their asses exercise. Option 1 is "We spent the money, nobody's using it, the bubbles gonna burst", the other choice is "if we can ramp up the usage numbers before the earnings call, we can get some of that sweet investor money to buy us out of being mauled by our shareholders".

    It's shitty management, making shitty decisions to cover up their previous shitty decisions

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    That's the point though. These CEOs don't know that there is not going to be an "AI revolution". They all think they are getting in on the ground floor of the next Google or Facebook. They genuinely believe that these "AI's" are going to revolutionize the Internet.

    That's exactly why Elmo went from "AI is too dangerous and development on it must be stopped" to "I'm gonna built the best AI ever and I'll call it Grok cause I want everyone to think I'm a relatable sci-fi nerd."

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    At this stage,I can't believe that they are stupid enough to believe the shit that comes out of their mouths. Hence I say that it's not about the return from AI, but riding the bubble before it pops, and justifying their stupidity to others by force feeding the crap they spent their money on down our throats in the hope that we don't just throw it up on them

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