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Tech CEOs have this wet dream where they just speak into a microphone, "Create my product" and employees will no longer be needed. So... if it becomes that easy, why will Wall Street need tech CEOs?

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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago

The Dunning-Kruger effect. CEOs (especially ones who joined the company long after it was successful) really don’t know how to do the job of most of their employees. Their lack of knowledge of those jobs leads them to vastly underestimate how complex they are.

At the same time, CEOs (hopefully) know how to do their own jobs which leads them to a more accurate assessment of AI’s ability to do the job: a total farce.

In truth, AIs aren’t likely to replace most jobs in any case because it’s all a house of cards.

[-] sturger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Agreed. I have to keep reminding myself that CEOs should really be CLO (Chief Lying Officers). Their job is to lie convincingly.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 21 hours ago

It's actually incredible what bullshit masters they are. I consider myself a pretty smart, resolved person, but listening to some of these CEOs speak leaves me feeling confused, deflated, and demoralised.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

I'm of the same opinion that AI won't be able to adequately replace many jobs, but only in the long term. In the short term I think it's going to be a bit of a bloodbath with a lot of companies drinking the kool aid until they realize it's not working.

[-] No1@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

The number of companies that wilfully ignored disastrous effects of outsourcing projects doesn't fill me with hope...

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

love how everyone who mentions that fucking study has to link the Wikipedia article for it.

here, allow me to quote the fucking article that YOU LINKED

In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task.

stop bringing up obscure psychological concepts if you've got no business in psych!!!

ugh it's too early in the morning for this level of agitation. I think after years of seeing this study misused on Reddit I'm seriously triggered by mentions of it. and always with the fucking link!! as if we haven't been on the internet in the last decade

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I didn’t say anything about low intelligence. That’s your uncharitable reading of my claim.

[-] scala@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Even CEOs who start a company, many don't know the entire workings. They hire people for that. It's just another investment for them.

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