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The CEOs are investing in AI to put on airs for investors and inflate their company valuation, often pissing off customers and losing sales in the process. It’s evidently a worthy trade-off to make number go up.
Unfortunately, that's their only job, to make the number go up.
they want to inflate long enough to get a bonus on thier golden parachute then bounce.
in order prolong the illusion longer they layoff constantly to, record profits.