Managers Need to Get Better at Killing Digital Products reports a study of roughly 360 product and service shutdowns. About two in five generated no measurable public reaction, and only about a third of the noticed shutdowns provoked a negative response. A 2019 global study of more than 1,600 product managers rated product end-of-life as the lowest of 15 core skills.
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Study size: roughly 360 shutdowns over nearly two decades.
Reaction rates: two in five had no measurable public reaction; about one third of noticed shutdowns were negative.
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AI Leaders Gaming Post-Disaster Scenarios, Hundreds of Billions Damage
AI leaders at Anthropic, OpenAI and others are privately planning for a catastrophic AI event that could cause “hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.” Insiders expect a large-scale cyberattack within six to twelve months that could knock out financial services, internet, power or water. Anthropic CEO warned a swarm of AI agents could take over the internet. A hacker allegedly used Chinese models and Anthropic’s Claude Code to steal South Korean bank data.
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Insiders expect a large-scale attack within 6-12 months, possibly targeting finance, internet, power or water.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned a swarm of AI agents could cause “hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.”