points by collinmcnulty 4 days ago | 0 comments
Can we please stop giving weight to CEOs talking their book? Like of course IBM wants you to think this, it would be great for them if it’s true. And maybe it is true! But IBM’s CEO saying it’s true tells me just as much as if a frontier lab said it’s not: nothing.
[–] nvme0n1p1 4 days ago
[–] lordgrenville 4 days ago
Great term. Plus the related "Politician Said a Thing!" journalism
[–] verdverm 4 days ago
thank you, I was trying to re-find this the other day
[–] epsteingpt 4 days ago
But you know - it would be funny if somehow Open Weights are the thing that completely save IBM
[–] SoftTalker 4 days ago
Linux already served as a life-preserver for them also.
[–] slashtrends 4 days ago
It was a brilliant move at the time for IBM, and has helped them shift their business more into providing services and support.
I imagine they are panicking a little with LLMs reducing the reliance on external companies for software support, so they are really hoping to shift it to on-prem AI, which is where the bias in his statement comes from.
[–] SoftTalker 3 days ago
I think AI could very well support a return to on-prem computing.
[–] MattDamonSpace 4 days ago
It’s a conversation point off which a discussion can be had
[–] gjvc 4 days ago
the only credible "conversation" is "well he would say that, wouldn't he?"
[–] gjvc 4 days ago
"we are delighted..." said a spokesman
https://karlbode.com/ceo-said-a-thing-journalism/