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AI delivers no financial payoff to most US companies, economist claims

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Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo.io, argues that artificial intelligence has provided no significant financial benefits to most of corporate America, excluding the technology sector. Analysis of the S&P 493 indicates that profit margins and revenue per worker have remained stagnant. Slok suggests that current business intelligence is largely based on human judgment rather than AI-driven insights. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI's broad economic impact is currently overstated, potentially influencing investment and adoption strategies.

RANK_REASON The item presents an opinion from an economist about the financial impact of AI, rather than a new release, research, or significant industry event.

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AI delivers no financial payoff to most US companies, economist claims

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · spookyd ·

    Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI has delivered "zero financial payoff" to corporate America outside tech. Across the S&P 493 (S&P 500 minus 7 tech gi

    Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI has delivered "zero financial payoff" to corporate America outside tech. Across the S&P 493 (S&P 500 minus 7 tech giants), profit margins and revenue per worker look flat. He argues business intelligence is mostly judgment. # AI # Econo…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/ai-delivers-zero-financi…

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