Two Memorable Moments in BAIT Management
April 7, 2026
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Another dinobaby post. No AI unless it is an image. This dinobaby is not Grandma Moses, just Grandpa Arnold.
I spotted two anecdotes or future case studies this morning, April 1, 2026. I am viewing the information in these documents as valid. Yes, I know that this assumption may be problematic, but as a dinobaby, I can’t resist. Let’s look at the two examples, and then let me invite you to invest a few minutes pondering the business processes behind each moment. I suggest not sitting on Peter Drucker’s grave, having lunch, and thinking about the idea of Big AI Tech and the management methods evidenced by these fine outfits. Yes, Mr. Drucker does spin in his grave at Tesla type high frequencies.
Thanks, Venice.ai. No telling me that I was violating your terms of service with bunny rabbits in a graveyard. Good enough.
The first example is the pinnacle of high technology. The Wall Street Journal published “Anthropic Races to Contain Leak of Code Behind Claude AI Agent.” The company is surfing on US copyright precepts. Some BAIT outfits trample on these, but that’s simply context for irony’s sake. It seems that the WSJ’s sources have communicated the idea that a competitor could duplicate, clone, steal, or otherwise ingest Anthropic’s system and method. Well, maybe. My team has not convinced me that the entire Claude code is now in the hands of trustworthy competitors. CNBC reports that the “leak” occurrent at 4:23 US Eastern time on March 31, 2026. (I am tempted to write April Fool! but I shall refrain.) One interesting data point, which suggests that clicks have impact, is that the code pulled 21 million views.
The second example is equally significant. I read “Oracle Slashes 30,000 Jobs with a Cold 6 a.m Email.” The subtitle to the write up in RollingOut said, “Workers across the U.S., India, and other regions learned their jobs were gone before most people had finished their morning coffee, with no prior warning from HR or their managers.” I am not sure about “warning.” The chill in the economy and the idea of building data centers for AI compute makes perfect sense to someone with spreadsheet fever and access to a large language model. To a dinobaby like me, the idea of building big data centers with the hope of populating them with semiconductors that will not be eBay fodder for anticipated AI demand is too trendy for this dinobaby. Toss in the factoid that those antagonistic to Big AI Tech outfits toss a kinetic near the electrical and cooling infrastructure. The result is hitting the delete key for a mere 30,000 employees. I assume that any publicity is good publicity. And what about that idea of personnel management?
What do these two examples of BAIT management reveal to a dinobaby like me? Here are my observations:
- The thought process of the leadership of BAIT firms is either isolated from what goes on at their firms or simply indifferent.
- The procedures in place to provide job security and intellectual property security do not function in a way that a dinobaby like myself sets up business processes. The visible consequences of how the business processes actually play out.
- The humans at these “AI centric” outfits have not had their thought functions amplified with access to smart software. One might argue that both companies have acted in what might be labeled a less than optimal way.
Net net: I wish these were fake examples. I believe that each is a reasonably close statement of how BAIT firms view legal fences and appropriate employee management tactics.
Stephen E Arnold, April 7, 2026
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