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Talents leave AI companies: "They are putting profits over sanity and safety"
(www.computerworld.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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Shorting isn't just a bet that a stock will fail but also when
Then invest in competitors, they've got a more flexible timeframe.
what competitors? competitors to AI as a technology?
The companies that continue with human staff where others are replacing theirs, for example. Outsourcers providing those staff.
I'm not sure what bubble you live in, but not everybody can be a Bay Area nepo baby like you, and not being one doesn't make them less correct.
If you're not investing anything in anything then this really isn't your problem.
Imagine your entire life is viewed through the lens of actions you can take in the stock market. What a sad life.
The original comment that this subthread descends from was about the profitability of AI companies.
Profitability has pretty much nothing to do with stock prices these days.