[HN Gopher] 74% of CEOs worry AI failures could cost them their ...
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       74% of CEOs worry AI failures could cost them their jobs
        
       Author : mgh2
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2025-11-04 21:39 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | pfdietz wrote:
       | As well they should.
        
       | ludicrousdispla wrote:
       | I wonder if the remaining 26% worry that AI _successes_ will cost
       | them their jobs.
        
       | its-kostya wrote:
       | > 74% of CEOs fear losing their jobs within two years if they
       | fail to deliver AI-driven results...
       | 
       | so... "within 2 years" appears to be the runway for which we can
       | expect a more conclusive verdict on AI investment?
        
       | nathanaldensr wrote:
       | "74% of CEOs worry that not feeding the AI delusional hype cycle
       | could cost them their jobs."
        
       | nixpulvis wrote:
       | This is wild to me. For the vast majority of businesses, AI is
       | _not_ the primary product. The message from the CEO should be:
       | "we are welcome to, and will support you in developing AI
       | solution if they can be proven to provide value to the key
       | metrics and missions of the company". I wouldn't honestly expect
       | most CEOs to be in the position to make the risk/reward
       | evaluation, so I'd be pushing this down on people who knew more
       | about it and who _were_ willing to risk their careers on it. The
       | CEOs should be protecting the quality of their brands and
       | products.
        
       | nis0s wrote:
       | I am confused why CEO salaries are still so high when AI can do
       | most of their work? If companies are looking to improve margins,
       | then decimating CEO salaries is a great place to start. I'd even
       | say it's a fiduciary duty to act on this sooner rather than
       | later.
       | 
       | No one's networking is worth hundreds of millions. A reasonable
       | approach is to cap CEO salaries at $2-5M, and invest everything
       | else in the business. How is this already not being done, AI has
       | rendered a lot of their "analysis" common place.
        
         | itake wrote:
         | - CEO salaries are usually quite low as their compensation is
         | mostly stock, not cash.
         | 
         | - CEO salaries, even when they are high, are still a drop in
         | the ocean compared to the company's revenue or profits.
         | 
         | - Elon Musk and the CEO of Starbucks have very famously been
         | able to boost stocks just by existing...
        
         | bpodgursky wrote:
         | When your observation is that the entire financial world is
         | being irrational and you have an obvious solution, many
         | thoughtful people would reflect upon their own priors.
        
       | stuffn wrote:
       | CEOs afraid of losing their jobs because AI is a hype cycle
       | rather than being concerned they'll put millions out of their own
       | jobs.
       | 
       | Average CEO in a nutshell. CEOs should be reviled.
        
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