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Someone has to keep this operation grounded in reality (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 89 points 7 months ago

Isn't that just the most frustrating thing about working in the corporate world? People like us that look at actual data will never make it past being middle management at the highest. If you wanna make it to the top, you have to be able to confidently pull numbers from your ass.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 28 points 7 months ago

It's even worse with snake oil salesman and AI.

A guy built an AI model (i.e. wrote a prompt for the ChatGPT API) which generates fantastic looking offline test results for a problem. He promised the execs this will drive significant growth, so he's on the fast track straight to the top and definitely got some nice bonuses. All his projects get big teams and resources.

I looked at the "projected" numbers, they make no sense, it's just straight up made up numbers. It solves a problem nobody actually has, so nobody actually uses the output. The real usage numbers are abysmal.

Doesn't matter, we're counting on this for growth, haven't I seen the model scores he demo'd?!

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago

honestly though props to him for exploiting executives, everyone should jump on the train and milk the executives dry, then jump ship and start their own businesses.

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

His numbers will be fed into KPI’s, so everyone looks good. No one cares if it actually works, get your golden parachute and bail.

I suggest you get your resume together asap. Shit is going to go south really quick.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Update on this.

My VP just offered me a role on a different team because apparently the axe may be coming down on that whole team, I guess my numbers made the rounds after all.