Thread regarding Dell Inc. layoffs

Sr. VP on AI Strategy leaving

With a big bet on AI, and positioning AI as the 'future of Dell'. it is remarkable to see Matt Bakker (in charge of activating AI Strategy) has announced his retirement after 20 years.

To me it is not adding up at all.

A comment a while ago on this platform that AI is just used an justification (excus) to lay-off people seems to be the case. To date, I have not any internal communication where, and how, AI is actually going to replace/help people. I don't see plan yet where an AI powered Chat system is going to build a quotes or something else substantial.

I think leadership is not disclosing (yet) the big picture to us, but is feeding the monkeys with some daily nuts to keep them quiet.

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@1wqo+1u0AwsOc Now that's thinking inside the box!

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Post ID: @1mqd+1u0AwsOc

@ngm+1u0AwsOc If I’m being honest, cozying up to Jensen is not a bad strategy when you have no IP or any other differentiation to bring to the party.

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Post ID: @1wqo+1u0AwsOc

The "strategy" seemed to be to cozy up to Mr. Huang and get of many of his GPUs as we could into boxes.

Am I missing something?

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Post ID: @ngm+1u0AwsOc

AI. Adios Id--ts

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Post ID: @fwu+1u0AwsOc

It's a matter of too many managers not enough workers. Do you really need a whole bunch of managers representing AI? Overall, I think Dell has squashed the management structure.

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Post ID: @kez+1u0AwsOc

A lot of senior managment leaving.
Always a bad sign.

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Post ID: @wqi+1u0AwsOc

They told us AI is the next greatest thing for this company. Yet all the leadership that was put in place to get us there are suddenly leaving????

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Post ID: @rqr+1u0AwsOc

An AI person leaving at Dell isn't significant. There are so many AI people championing the cause that it was ridiculous. Don't read anything into this.

Make no mistake, Dell, like other companies are working on AI work saving programs. We'll have to see what happens.

Of course they are feeding us irrelevant information. It's all about cost cutting.

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Post ID: @azj+1u0AwsOc

I agree (re: JB and MB being told quietly they are done, with the public statement of deciding to retire)... This despite Baker's LinkedIn post stating he decided in July he was going to retire, because implementing Dell's AI strategy was complete. (really? It's complete?) I laughed at that one...

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Post ID: @vks+1u0AwsOc

IMO, this is just how JB and MB were politely told to leave and given packages to do so.

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Post ID: @lkn+1u0AwsOc

AI was a bubble and it’s popping. Dell is figuring out, finally, it’s just a GPU box maker. You don’t need a lot of fluff to just move GPU boxes at low margins.

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Post ID: @pbe+1u0AwsOc

We can't rule out shocking incompetence. Senior leadership may believe AI will replace AI leadership.

Despite their being no evidence this could ever occur it won't stop out of touch buddy-buddy nepotism hires from accepting the most juvenile half baked imaginations.

Tech history is full of companies completely destroyed through such immature delusion.

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Post ID: @fyp+1u0AwsOc

Not saying there isn't more going on but Matt Baker leaving is hardly any indication. They have like 5 people who were all crowned as "leading" AI strategy at various times in the last 6 months. It has truly been funny watching people chase that ball.

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Post ID: @aet+1u0AwsOc

Completely agree with your last paragraph. There is another shoe about to fall here.

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