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AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says

Apollo economist questions monetary return from widespread enterprise AI adoption

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards··United States

An analyst at Apollo has asserted that substantial capital commitments towards artificial intelligence have yielded no measurable financial return for corporate America outside the tech sector. The remark underscores mounting scepticism among economists regarding the commercial viability of current enterprise deployments despite extensive industry expenditure.

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