[csunbird]

But, it is almost certain that _some_ of the AI initiatives will be incredibly successful and they are going to make mountains of money, while others will be simple money sinks.

Investors are currently betting on the ones they think going to be the first category and everyone else are trying to get a piece of the money being spent in the industry.

[ProjectArcturis]

Yeah, but if you're, say, Home Depot, or any other large non-tech company, your company culture will simply not be smart or flexible enough to innovate. The VPs of Data in those kinds of places are the true marks in the game. They have money to spend and no ability to determine real AI from bullshit. They also will be rewarded in the short term for buying something shiny but useless. Which if they're smart they'll leverage into a CTO position somewhere.