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> The problem is that companies are throwing tons of garbage at the wall to see what sticks. And somehow, investors are rewarding them for this. I'd turn that

by dkarl 3y ago

> The problem is that companies are throwing tons of garbage at the wall to see what sticks. And somehow, investors are rewarding them for this. I'd turn that around. Investors are throwing tons of money at AI to see what sticks, and journalists are throwing tons of attention at AI to see what sticks. Companies are realizing how easy it is to get in on the action. I just had a talk with the head engineering at a startup that just came out of stealth mode. We talked for over an hour about the work they're doing, the market they're addressing, their technical challenges, and how their technical teams are structured, and AI didn't come up a single time. But if you go to their web site, it's all about "using advanced AI to supercharge your _____."

indymike 3y ago
For companies, this thinking, chase the trend and make it profitable later, only works for a few. They do win big.
- eru 3y ago
  For founders, just getting lots of investment and burning through the venture capital can 'work'. For employees, that can also be fun. Just make sure you get paid in real money, not in startup equity.
  - indymike 3y ago
    > For founders, just getting lots of investment and burning through the venture capital can 'work' Not really in the long run. >For employees, that can also be fun. Just make sure you get paid in real money, not in startup equity. Please work for the founder above.
    - eru 3y ago
      > Not really in the long run. Why not? It worked for Adam Neumann. He set fire to tens of billions of investor money, and walked away with a few billions for himself. On a smaller scale, you can repeat this. > Please work for the founder above. Not sure what you mean?
- dkarl 3y ago
  It depends on how much it warps your business. As far as I could tell, the company I talked to had a couple of prominent front-end features that were AI-driven, nothing more.

by dkarl 3y ago

indymike 3y ago

For companies, this thinking, chase the trend and make it profitable later, only works for a few. They do win big.

eru 3y ago
For founders, just getting lots of investment and burning through the venture capital can 'work'. For employees, that can also be fun. Just make sure you get paid in real money, not in startup equity.
- indymike 3y ago
  > For founders, just getting lots of investment and burning through the venture capital can 'work' Not really in the long run. >For employees, that can also be fun. Just make sure you get paid in real money, not in startup equity. Please work for the founder above.
  - eru 3y ago
    > Not really in the long run. Why not? It worked for Adam Neumann. He set fire to tens of billions of investor money, and walked away with a few billions for himself. On a smaller scale, you can repeat this. > Please work for the founder above. Not sure what you mean?
dkarl 3y ago
It depends on how much it warps your business. As far as I could tell, the company I talked to had a couple of prominent front-end features that were AI-driven, nothing more.