Ask HN: Are there any tech companies betting against AI?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44051258

by Apocryphon • 1 year ago

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Are there any tech companies that are going out of their way to avoid investing in AI, building features with AI integration, playing up AI in their marketing, etc.? Just curious if there’s anyone going against the grain and resisting to buy into the hype.

JohnFen• 1 year ago

I wouldn't characterize it as "betting against AI" at all, but there are tons of tech companies (perhaps a majority? I don't know, but it's a least a very large percentage) who aren't investing anything significant into genAI at this point. It's more "waiting and seeing" than "betting against".

duxup• 1 year ago

Wouldn't that just be any company who isn't doing a lot with AI?

The catch here is that even at the companies who claim they're doing a lot with AI, they're short on details and it's not clear if they're really dependent on AI or doing anything at all...

There's a lot of what sounds like LinkedIn resume fodder "person X says they accomplished Y at their company with AI" and it's not clear if they actually did anything or if it has anything to do with AI.

taylodl• 1 year ago

Betting against? No.

Going all-in? Also no.

What I've seen across several companies is they're familiarizing themselves with the technology and understanding how they may utilize it to enhance workflows, augment the productivity of existing staff, and even replace some staff.

It's wise for companies to start doing this assessment because the technology is poised to improve dramatically over the next 5-10 years and if you wait until then to start your analysis then it'll be too late: your competitors will be passing you by. You want to establish an AI impact analysis practice now because you're going to be turning the crank on that handle a few times over the next few years.

Ask HN: Are there any tech companies betting against AI?

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