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A report by IBM explains part of the hype around GenAI: (masto.bg)

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A report by IBM explains part of the hype around GenAI:

25% of AI initiatives have delivered expected ROI over the last few years

52% of CEOs say their organization is realizing value from generative AI investments beyond cost reduction

For 64% of CEOs the risk of falling behind drives investment in some technologies before they have a clear understanding of the value they bring, but only 37% prefer to be “fast and wrong” than “right and slow”

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-05-06-ibm-study-ceos-double-down-on-ai-while-navigating-enterprise-hurdles
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (5 children)

That tracks. CEOs are locked in a state of needing to justify their own existence. Being the one in charge of migrating to AI is the perfect reason. CEOs live and die by quarterly performance, but don’t have to answer to long term issues; janky code that resembles a demo is good enough to last until the CEO can laterally jump to the next ship.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

@swlabr heh, that's a bit too much of generalisation for my personal taste. How many CEOs did you speak to in the last 5 years to make you so confident about their "state"?

Here's one about "jumping ships":
"world’s best-performing CEOs demonstrate remarkable longevity. They’ve held their jobs for an average of 15 years, more than twice the average tenure of an S&P 500 CEO"
https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-truth-about-ceo-tenure

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

How many CEOs did you speak to in the last 5 years to make you so confident about their “state”

Probably just short of 70, definitely more than 68.

Here’s one about “jumping ships”

That “article” doesn’t say shit about fuck.
Your point in no way conflicts with what I said.
What are you even doing here? How does boot taste?

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