jamwise 1 minute ago

My favourite is Allbirds that pivoted from eco friendly shoes to AI infrastructure. How do you even make that decision?

throwoutway 6 minutes ago

Two past co's I know well rebranded themselves as "cloud" a decade ago with a narrow definition

jamwise 3 minutes ago

My favourite example is Allbirds which was an eco friendly shoe brand that pivoted into AI infrastructure provider.

solenoid0937 34 minutes ago

I'd love to read the mind of an investor that actually falls for this shit. Who actually thinks that Allbirds will see much higher returns because they "have an AI graphics division?"

I like AI, but seriously, who actually invests on this basis? Where is the critical thinking? I don't feel sympathy for any investor that gets rug pulled on this stuff.

  • enraged_camel 23 minutes ago

    A lot of it is prisoner's dilemma and its variants. As an investor, even if you think a particular AI shift is bullshit, you have to take into account the possibility that other investors won't - and at that point you might miss out on the gains.

    This is one of the reasons stock market is so disconnected from reality.

  • ch4s3 8 minutes ago

    Allbirds sold their shoe business and is basically a SPAC that spun up an AI company under the existing publicly traded company. For all intents and purposes it’s just a new AI company.

  • teeray 3 minutes ago

    [delayed]

j45 13 minutes ago

It will be challenging for non-tech people to present themselves as tech.

Especially those who have not implemented software in businesses trying to suddenly boil the ocean with AI.

AI remains a great step forward to help businesses benefit from technology, with more than one competency around the table.