Post #4359922
2026-07-12 23:02 UTC
@dahukanna@mastodon.social I'm less familiar with these business case studies, so I did some reading. Kodak's downfall was from not embracing digital photography, despite producing the first digital camera. Boeing's ruination is from lax quality control due to outsourcing and cutting costs.
So the connection you're making to LLM companies is that, despite bringing the technology to the masses, they're falling behind cheaper competitors. And that companies that don't manage quality control in their LLM use, the default state of affairs, are suffering due to mid-level engineer burnout. It's like the Boeing case, but with the effects directed outwards to customers. Is that it?
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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2026-07-13 07:05
@thalia@discuss.systems there’s thesis written about the 2 case studies. I’ve < 500 chars to illustrate avarice-based human decisions or “shareholder value”. Kodak (incumbent market leader, IML) execs decided not to move into digital media. When ppl stopped using film commercially & personally, their business purpose “disappeared” & so did the company. Boeing (IML) execs made their job “finance engineering” instead of aeronautics, compromising safety. Without human experts & market, who’s using your products?