

The AI Revolution: Winners, Losers, & The Future of Tech | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 27
27 snips Sep 29, 2025
Dan Ives, a technology analyst at Wedbush Securities, explores the AI landscape and its implications for big tech. He shares insights on AI as a transformative force in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and discusses the winners and losers emerging from this shift. Ives critiques Apple's slow AI strategy and highlights the significant investment opportunities in AI-driven companies. He compares Tesla's and Waymo's approaches to autonomy, while also addressing Europe's challenges in adopting AI due to regulatory issues.
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AI As A Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Dan Ives calls AI a fourth industrial revolution driving unprecedented enterprise and consumer change.
- He compares today's AI infrastructure build-out to building Las Vegas or Dubai in empty land.
Winners: Infra; Losers: Traditional IT
- Winners today are infrastructure and hardware plays like NVIDIA and CoreWeave.
- Losers include traditional IT services and some incumbent software companies facing AI-driven disruption.
Make AI Your Go-To Sales Message
- CIOs will prioritize AI solutions over non-AI alternatives when buying technology.
- Vendors should focus product road maps on AI capabilities to avoid being deprioritized.