Investor Calls Out 'Performative' AI Hype: Tech Giants Are Easy Targets
suchenzang · x · 2026-08-01
Investor suchenzang quoted an intensely worded article claiming a 'perfect storm' is forming in the AI industry: companies are obsessed with performative management, the media amplifies it, and LLMs excel at generating 'performative' content.
He joked that extracting trillions in 'candy' from unsuspecting tech giants ('fat babies everywhere') isn't the worst outcome, but the sheer number of gullible entities in the industry is genuinely concerning.
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