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Re:Epic Games is laying off 16% of its staff by JAlexoid on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:40PM (#37692139)
Half of your marketing can already be replaced with AI, and CMO's strategy is better generated by ChatGPT. Quite a few people on the marketing team should be shaking...

Quite a few CEOs should just sit on the board and stick to reviewing an AI generated strategy implementation plan. Because it's still the board that decides on the strategy, while CEO typically is focused on the implementation of said strategy.

CEO as a fulltime position is definitely under threat here.

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Re:Epic Games is laying off 16% of its staff by JumpCrisscross on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:59PM (#37692457)
> marketing can already be replaced with AI, and CMO's strategy is better generated by ChatGPT

Agree.

> Quite a few CEOs should just sit on the board and stick to reviewing an AI generated strategy implementation plan

Generating strategy is an important part of a CEO’s job. But it’s far from the main one. Their job is, centrally, about people. Managing relationships external and internal. That is AGI-territory work.

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Re:Epic Games is laying off 16% of its staff by JAlexoid on Thursday October 05, 2023 @12:08PM (#37780421)
Disagree about CEO. A hired CEO, not director/owner/founder, is not a strategy creator.
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