SILICON VALLEY – In a stunning display of strategic foresight, the global software industry today unveiled its comprehensive plan to navigate the impending AI revolution: a collective, dignified surrender. Rather than 'adapt or die,' executives have overwhelmingly opted for the latter, citing unprecedented levels of corporate fatigue.

"We've been adapting for decades – agile, scrum, cloud, blockchain, metaverse... frankly, we're exhausted," stated Brenda 'The Breaker' Systems, Chief Innovation Officer of 'Legacy Solutions Inc.,' during a press conference held entirely by a pre-recorded AI avatar of herself. "The thought of retraining our entire workforce to understand 'generative pre-trained transformers' when they still struggle with 'reply-all' is simply untenable. It's much simpler to just... not be here anymore."

Industry analysts lauded the bold, if terminal, approach. Dr. Aloysius Piffle, Head of Existential Market Dynamics at the Institute for Futile Endeavors, remarked, "This is a groundbreaking pivot towards ultimate efficiency. Why invest billions in R&D when you can achieve zero operational costs through complete non-existence? It's a truly elegant solution to the 'adapt or die' conundrum, albeit a permanent one."

Early reports indicate a 47% increase in corporate wellness retreats focused on 'acceptance of the inevitable,' and a 12% surge in demand for bespoke commemorative plaques for soon-to-be-defunct companies. Experts predict that by Q3, most software will be written by AI, for AI, with humans merely serving as nostalgic historical footnotes, occasionally rebooting a server out of habit.