Karl Bode4d ago
it's so adorable watching them sheepishly start to admit there's a disconnect between the huge outpouring of AI money and actual impact and profitability

Uber burned through its entire...
Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months. Now its COO is questioning whether it’s worth it

The rideshare giant's COO says “it’s very hard to draw a line” between rising AI costs and useful features for customers.

Fortune
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@karlbode.com

These people (MBAs) are so fucking stupid. They seem to be unable to predict the consequences of thier actions, and actively resent people capable of the feat. Cause damn near everyone told them that this would happen when they announced that this is what they're doing.

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Show threadKarl Bode4d ago
many of them see exactly what's happening, but don't care about impact to actual people because they intend to profit on the front end of the hype cycle then disappear off to chase some other hype cycle when the check comes due
Show threadstandev3d ago
@SmashToday @karlbode.com Right? It turns out when you incentivize people to spend money, they will spend money faster than you budgeted for them to (regardless of how large you think the budget is)