Stockholders
Stockholders want the products they own stock in to have AI features so they won’t be ‘left behind’
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HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 days agoYou make money by adding features that maybe nobody wants
So, um, who buys them?
rumba@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Capitalism’s biggest lie is that people have freedom to chose what to buy. But they have to buy what the ruling class sells them. When every billionaire is obsessed with chatbots, every app has a chatbot attached, and if you don’t want a chatbot, sucks to be you then, you have to pay for it anyway.
Manticore@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
Sponsors maybe? Adding features because somebody influential wants them to be there. Either for money (like shovelware) or soft power (strengthening ongoing business partnerships)
floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
It’s just about convincing investors that you’re going places. People don’t have to want your features or buy more of your stuff because it has them. Just keep the investors convinced that you’re the future.
kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
A midlevel director who doesn’t use the tool but thinks all the cool features a salesperson mentioned seem cool