Dave Is Not AI

David Linthicum

Welcome to "Dave is not AI." I'm David Linthicum, and I take a skeptical look at the exploding AI marketplace. Forget the hype. We explore the true reality behind AI technology, its capabilities, and its limitations. Discover why enterprises and humans are struggling with AI today, and gain expert insights on how to best navigate a future where AI is everywhere. Join me for grounded, unbiased analysis to master the AI landscape. Because while AI might be the buzzword, clear understanding is your best strategy. Subscribe now for the real AI story.

  1. 1일 전

    Why Big Tech Is Abandoning Green Energy for AI Power

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    13분

  2. 10월 31일

    Amazon Is Using AI as a Scapegoat for Job Cuts

    On October 28, 2025, Amazon announced the layoff of roughly 14,000 corporate employees, amounting to about 4% of its white-collar workforce. While Amazon leadership pointed to artificial intelligence (AI) investment and streamlining as justifications, industry observers argue that the real drivers are more conventional: cost-cutting, stagnant sales, and shareholder demands. Amazon's official statements frame AI as a necessity for future growth, but the scale and immediacy of these cuts suggest they're driven by urgent financial pressures rather than technological advances. Blaming AI risks obscuring broader structural issues like over-hiring, operational inefficiencies, and internal politics. Critics argue that using AI as a convenient scapegoat erodes employee and investor trust, as the underlying business motivations become evident. This narrative might offer short-term PR protection but could have lasting repercussions, damaging morale, making recruitment harder, and undermining Amazon's reputation for innovation and honesty. The real story is about traditional business pressures, not a sudden technological leap. Transparency and clear communication are crucial if Amazon wants to maintain trust among workers, consumers, and investors in the long run.

    15분

  3. 10월 24일

    Is the AI Bubble Being Created by a Tech-to-Tech Ponzi Scheme?

    The current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a troubling trend where tech companies focus on technology-to-technology transactions rather than engaging with end customers, particularly those in the Global 2000. Notable players like OpenAI are involved in circular investment deals, recycling funds among themselves, which results in inflated revenue figures that do not translate to actual sales. Analyses of the S&P 500 reveal that excluding leading tech firms shows stagnation in market performance, indicating that much of the perceived value is confined to a handful of companies. Moreover, surveys indicate that 95% of organizations investing in AI do not see returns, underscoring a systemic issue in the sector. This reliance on tech-to-tech deals represents a "robbing Peter to pay Paul" scenario, where companies prioritize short-term gains over meaningful customer engagement. For the AI industry to thrive sustainably, it must pivot towards addressing real-world needs and ensuring genuine profitability beyond mere inter-company transactions, aligning with the needs of broader enterprise customers who are essential for long-term growth.

    14분

  4. 10월 17일

    CoreWeave vs AWS: The Ultimate AI Cloud Showdown

    In today's evolving AI landscape, choosing the right cloud provider is critical for both startups and enterprises. This video delivers a detailed, side-by-side analysis of CoreWeave and AWS—two of the biggest names in cloud infrastructure for AI. We break down key features like GPU hardware, pricing, deployment speed, ecosystem, and global reach. CoreWeave stands out by specializing in AI/ML workloads, offering lightning-fast access to the latest NVIDIA GPUs at transparent, significantly lower prices. Its platform is built for rapid scaling and streamlined AI operations, making it a favorite among AI research labs, LLM startups, and VFX studios. In contrast, AWS remains the gold standard for enterprise cloud, providing a massive global network and a full suite of services for virtually any workload, though it lags behind in cost and agility for cutting-edge AI training. Utilizing simple, actionable talking points, this analysis helps you quickly understand what each platform does well—and where they fall short. Whether you're running large-scale AI models, building SaaS products, or just optimizing your cloud costs, this video guides you to the best fit for your needs.

    20분

  5. 10월 10일

    ChatGPT Pulse: Innovation or Smokescreen as LLMs Hit Their Limit?

    The era of explosive growth in large language models (LLMs) is facing a critical slowdown as providers hit a "data wall." Having largely exhausted the high-quality public data available online, companies like OpenAI are struggling to achieve fundamental improvements in their core models. To maintain a facade of rapid innovation, they are increasingly resorting to feature-based "gimmicks" that mask this underlying stagnation. The recent release of OpenAI's ChatGPT Pulse is a prime example. While it adds a variety of new tools and capabilities, these features cater to niche use cases and distract from the central issue: the core intelligence of the LLM is not significantly advancing. Most users would gain more from a model that is more accurate, reliable, and less prone to errors than one with more peripheral functions. This industry trend highlights a shift from genuine progress in AI reasoning to a superficial arms race over features. The real challenge—the desperate and costly search for new proprietary and synthetic data sources—continues behind the scenes. Until the data scarcity problem is solved, we can expect more flashy updates that offer the illusion of progress without delivering the foundational improvements users truly need.

    10분

  6. 10월 3일

    "AI Is the Perfect Scapegoat": The Hidden Layoff Strategy Behind Big Tech's Workforce Cuts

    The recent wave of layoffs in the tech industry has increasingly been attributed to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), sparking debates about the true motivations behind these workforce reductions. Companies like Salesforce, Microsoft, and others have pointed to AI as a driver of job eliminations, with Salesforce, for instance, laying off 4,000 workers, primarily customer support staff, while simultaneously ramping up hiring through the H1-B visa program for specialized roles, including AI and data engineering. Critics argue that AI is often used as a convenient scapegoat for broader cost-cutting strategies, such as labor globalization and workforce rebalancing—practices that replace domestic employees with lower-paid H1-B visa holders. Although AI is undeniably reshaping industries, experts contest the extent to which it can entirely replace human roles, particularly on the scale companies claim. Financial pressures, restructuring budgets, and investor demands for increased efficiency are often hidden drivers behind these layoffs, masking the reality with AI as a buzzword. This trend raises ethical concerns about transparency and corporate accountability, as well as questions about the future of work in an AI-driven economy. Rather than solely blaming AI, experts urge reevaluating workforce strategies to balance innovation with ethical labor practices and employee retraining initiatives.

    15분

  7. 9월 26일

    The AI Bubble: Why Its Burst May Be Closer Than We Think

    The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is rapidly expanding, but experts are warning that it could be on the verge of an unsustainable bubble. A recent MIT study reveals that 95% of generative AI enterprise projects are failing, with only 5% delivering significant revenue growth. This raises concerns over whether the industry's progress is being overstated. Moreover, parallels between the current AI boom and the 1999 dot-com bubble are becoming increasingly apparent. For example, 65% of venture capital funding is directed toward AI, marking historic levels of investment concentration. Meanwhile, overinvestment in data centers is outpacing office construction, a trend that signals an overreliance on infrastructure without yielding immediate or tangible returns. Critics also argue that consumer AI tools are struggling to meet enterprise demands, revealing a gap between expectations and reality. Furthermore, latency issues with centralized data centers highlight the inefficiencies in AI infrastructure, exacerbating industry weaknesses. Despite the hype around AI, many audiences are beginning to prefer human-centric, authentic interactions over AI-generated solutions.   As the industry begins to grapple with these limitations, businesses must proceed with caution. By focusing on sustainable, ROI-driven AI implementations and balancing automation with human creativity, enterprises can prepare for the possibility of a bubble burst while ensuring long-term growth.

    19분

  8. 9월 19일

    I Built a Fully Automated Company Using AI… and You Won't Believe the Results

    Elon Musk's latest project, Macrohard, is revolutionizing the way we think about work by launching a fully autonomous software company operating without a single employee. In this video, David Linthicum breaks down the technical blueprint for building a business run entirely by AI agents—covering everything from automating customer support and product development to letting smart negotiation agents handle suppliers and logistics. This is no mere automation; it's a radical shift towards a digital workforce where AI agents collaborate, negotiate, and optimize every process from start to finish. If you want to see how the next generation of companies will be built and what it really takes to create a 100% employee-less enterprise, this talk dives deep into the AI-powered future.

    21분
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Welcome to "Dave is not AI." I'm David Linthicum, and I take a skeptical look at the exploding AI marketplace. Forget the hype. We explore the true reality behind AI technology, its capabilities, and its limitations. Discover why enterprises and humans are struggling with AI today, and gain expert insights on how to best navigate a future where AI is everywhere. Join me for grounded, unbiased analysis to master the AI landscape. Because while AI might be the buzzword, clear understanding is your best strategy. Subscribe now for the real AI story.

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