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Steve Blank Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the Future
2 months ago
- Out of 4,000 carriage and wagon manufacturers in early 1900s, only Studebaker successfully pivoted to automobiles.
- Early cars were dismissed as inferior, but disruption occurred gradually then suddenly, wiping out the industry.
- Survivors like Studebaker, Fisher Body, and Durant-Dort (GM) were driven by visionary founders, not hired CEOs.
- Key reasons for failure: technological discontinuity, capital requirements, business model inertia, and cultural identity.
- Lessons for today: CEOs prioritize quarterly earnings over long-term reinvention, risking obsolescence from AI disruption.
AI: sowieso ontwrichtend - Bert Hubert's writings
2 months ago
- Predictions about AI are difficult, but even without malicious intent, AI can cause significant disruption through economic and social impacts.
- Companies will adopt AI even if it's imperfect, because it's cheaper and more efficient than human labor, leading to job losses and privacy concerns.
- Short-term effects include automation of customer service, risk assessment, and medical advice, with potential for rapid job displacement and data centralization in the US.
- Historical parallels like the Industrial Revolution show that transitions can be painful and take generations to benefit the majority.
- Proactive policy is needed: predict affected sectors, regulate collective dismissals, and foster local AI innovation to prevent job outsourcing to the US.
AI: Guaranteed to disrupt our economies - Bert Hubert's writings
2 months ago
- Predictions about AI are notoriously unreliable, but companies will deploy AI even if it's not perfect or truly intelligent, prioritizing cost savings over social impact.
- AI is expected to disrupt many sectors (e.g., helpdesks, CV screening, insurance, medical advice) leading to mass layoffs and increased data flow to US-based cloud services.
- Historical industrial revolution shows that disruption takes generations to yield widespread benefits, and current optimism about AI's outcomes may be unwarranted.
- Europe needs pragmatic AI regulation to foster innovation and prevent job losses from being outsourced to US firms, while also considering policies on collective dismissals.
- There is genuine cause for concern about AI's unpredictable internal behavior and potential for real-world harm, despite arguments that AI is not intelligent or error-free.

disruption

Steve Blank Blind to Disruption – The CEOs Who Missed the Future

AI: sowieso ontwrichtend - Bert Hubert's writings

AI: Guaranteed to disrupt our economies - Bert Hubert's writings