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Top Economist Finds That AI Has Provided “Zero Financial Payoff” to Companies Outside Tech: "There are still no signs of AI boosting productivity growth." (futurism.com)
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[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I don't believe this at all, the way it works is not completely direct, but through productivity gains that are harder to measure.

[–] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago

Productivity here is not just speed. It’s cost to get the speed.

If a manufacturer can spend a trillion dollars and get 100000% faster throughout, their consumption model may not fit that need.

Just because marketing can go 1000% faster doesn’t mean the business is 1000% more profitable given the costs

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

From the article (And OPs title)

“there are still no signs of AI boosting productivity growth.”