An of the horizon for AI explosive growth was 10 years down the road, then what those execs report to the board/C*Os after their department failed to perform without half the employees?

Makes zero sense.

You completely misunderstand corporate incentives.

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thrawa8387336 6 days ago | parent [-]

I do see that angle, and my impression is this push comes from the top top. The execs and middle are just following, milking it as long as it lasts.

cf. Matt Levine's thoughts on how Blackrock optimizes whole industries beyond the company level.

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reliabilityguy 5 days ago | parent [-]

It still makes no sense. Why would a CEO or the Board gamble the company on an outcome they have no input on?

	▲	red-iron-pine 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Why would a CEO or the Board gamble the company on an outcome they have no input on? have you seen the behavior of CEOs? the market is doing it, and there is no way for a CEO, CIO, CTO, CISO, et al, to not do AI in 2025. the gains to stock price from the hype alone could be worthwhile, and even if not "everyone else was doing it"
	▲	esseph 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Broad pressure because everybody else MIGHT be using AI and this (example) company stock MIGHT go down.