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Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the Future

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128 points ArmageddonIt | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 13:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.302s | source
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johncole ◴[08 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44500724[source]▶
> Even with evidence staring them in the face, carriage companies still did not pivot, assuming cars were a fad.

I like this quote. But this analogy doesn’t exactly work. Withe this hype cycle, CEOs are getting out and saying that AI will replace humans, not horses. Unlike previous artisans making carriages, the CEOs saying these things have very clear motivations to make you believe the hype.

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1. orangecat ◴[09 Jul 25 01:46 UTC] No.44505616[source]▶
the CEOs saying these things have very clear motivations to make you believe the hype

And conversely, people who fear that they might be replaced have very clear motivations to claim that AI is useless.