AI falling out of favor

Now that AI and Big Tech are officially falling out of favor on Wall Street, how long until Jim pivots and claims his "big bet" on AI was just a victim of bad timing? Place your bets, but historically, he usually clings to a fad for about a year before quietly shuffling away.

What amazes me is how he always gets away with it. How many trends does this guy have to chase just to sit at the cool kids' table on Wall Street? Why doesn't Bill see through this? Sometimes chasing the shiny new thing doesn't pay off, to the tune of $20 billion.

First, it was autonomous vehicles Argo taxis, because every American loves to rent their car. "They'll be here tomorrow!" Then it was subscriptions. "Wait, no, energy, were an auto battery supplier now! Wait no one wants them, how about energy storage, anyone? !" And now? "Data centers and defense! That’s the ticket!" Affordable, sorry guys, that was Mr. Trump, which Jim referred to as the "return of common sense", after cursing him for stripping the EV dream no American wanted.

Does anyone remember the genius of the scooter or the inflatable bike? We're growing they exclaimed, we went from 5 employees to 500, that's progress!

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@tj AI falling out of flavor?

Seems like marketing is rolling out the carpet like those fruit snacks. Su-ks to see this be our new normal.

@rp 6% of the salaried population are IT professionals - 33% of ford - what's wrong with this picture?

@rk For some reason...do you live in 2026?

@pa No, I've never written code. This is an automobile manufacturer where a third of the salaried workforce is IT for some reason.

AI is not falling out of favor. If you’ve written code and used AI you know how powerful it is. If all you have ever done is create slide decks and talked out of your butt and are disappointed with the AI expectations then, yes, it has fallen out of favor.

lol

@e9 Terminal victimhood. You’re convinced the Ford family is hosting co-ktail parties funded entirely by your tears. This is just a cozy little blanket to keep you safe.

Ford family still selling Americans out. You should use to it already.

Jimmy and Billy Bob are both self-serving and are running the company into the ground. The executives and the Ford family seem more focused on attending co-ktail parties and finding ways to siphon money from the company than on actually running it responsibly.

@ah that’s why his own mother fired him as CEO. He then wanted to take over managing the Lions and she said absolutely not; so he’s just head of the board & in charge of the charity foundation

@OP I do not think it is falling out of favor due to potentially unfavorable investment outcomes. It is as simple as if one has COMMON SENSE, is AI really needed? It is akin to do we need automatic forks and reusable toilet paper? NOPE, and most importantly DUH. Almost forgot. EVs.

@b2 no, just wealthy

sounds like wishful thinking from someone scared he is going to lose his job

@ah Calling it quits soon myself, left ford a while back, the place is a sh-t show, wasn't going to spoil my health for a few years of nostalgia to round out my career at the same place. Life is short, enjoy what you can.

@OP Jim is only doing what Bill tells him to do. That's it! That's why he has lasted for so long, even with so many trends gone awfully wrong... If you check Bill's history, you will see the same erratic behavior. It is the behavior of a clueless guy, that is chasing fame with the family fortune...

The good part of the story is that I am not going to be around at Ford for too long now. I am done this year, and after that, I really won't care who is the CEO, or what trend is chasing...

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