Mastodawn

It's genuinely worrying how many Tech companies don't have a plan B for what they will do if their AI gambit fails. Given the amount of money that poured into the sector, it should be likewise concerning how many investors don't have a plan B. Maybe it is just a sign that money has become truly meaningless for some.
#AI #investment

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ferricoxide

@kdkorte

Not to bring politics into things, but...

It seems that "plan B" isn't foremost in mind for a lot of executives (particularly of American organizations). I mean, look at the strategy and contingency-planning around the Iran war. There's also a mindset — that I used to think was just a joke — of "planning for failure guarantees, or at least increases the likelihood of, failure" among (again, particularly American) leadership. It's like many feel that if you eliminate options and alternatives, you're less-tempted to (prematurely?) exercise them.

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Kevin Dominik Korte 2d ago

@ferricoxide I think another problem is that planning for failure involves admitting that you might not be the smartest person in the room. After all, why would my plans fail if I outsmart everyone from the get-go?