The $40 Billion Shrug: Why AI ROI Hides in the Error Tail
More than $40 billion has gone into enterprise AI, and 56% of CEOs say they have nothing to show for it – the gap has surprisingly little to do with the models
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More than $40 billion has gone into enterprise AI, and 56% of CEOs say they have nothing to show for it – the gap has surprisingly little to do with the models
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